Lake · Northern Ireland · United Kingdom

Lough Neagh, Antrim

Name: Lough Neagh, Antrim
Address: GBR

Kite days peak in October at 34 %.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan27cold
FFeb48cold
MMar38cold
AApr28cold
MMay17Off
JJun22Possible
JJul16Off
AAug25Possible
SSep29Possible
OOct34Possiblenow
NNov27cold
DDec34cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 0, reached 50 %

Kite days
34 % Possibleabout 11 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 65 %
Kiteable 34 %
Too strong 1 %
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.6 h
Air
13 °Cdaily maximum, 12 °C during kite hours
Rain
18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %).

Lough Neagh, Antrim

Kite days% of days	27	48	38	28	17	22	16	25	29	34	27	34
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Off	Possible	Off	Possible	Possible	Possible	cold	cold
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	11 to 15	10 to 16	12 to 17	12 to 16	12 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 17	11 to 16	11 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	7.9	9.7	11.8	14.1	16.1	17.2	16.7	14.9	12.8	10.6	8.5	7.4
Air°C, daily maximum	7	8	9	11	15	17	18	18	16	13	10	8
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	16 of 28	16 of 31	13 of 30	14 of 31	16 of 30	17 of 31	20 of 31	16 of 30	18 of 31	16 of 30	17 of 31

In January, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %).
In February, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (48 %).
In March, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %).
In April, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (28 %).
In May, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %).
In June, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (22 %).
In July, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %).
In August, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %).
In September, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %).
In October, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %).
In November, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %).
In December, Lough Neagh, Antrim averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %).

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Lough Neagh, Antrim

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 52 %
Kiteable 48 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 52 %, kiteable on 48 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often SW (225°).

Kitesurfing at Lough Neagh, Antrim: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Lough Neagh, Antrim?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 48 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Lough Neagh, Antrim windy in October?

Sometimes. 34 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 11 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Lough Neagh, Antrim get in a year?

About 104 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: Northern Ireland
Country: United Kingdom
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Belfast International Airport (BFS), 7 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 54.7149, -6.2400
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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Nearby kite spots in Northern Ireland

Kite days in October, % of days

Crawfordsburn
United Kingdom · 19 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Crawfordsburn: Jan 48 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 38 %, May 33 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 46 %
Larne, Browns Bay
United Kingdom · 32 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Larne, Browns Bay: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 63 %
Newtownards
United Kingdom · 6 points fewer kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
28 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Newtownards: Jan 22 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 27 %, May 17 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 23 %
Millisle
United Kingdom · 26 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
60 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Millisle: Jan 55 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 52 %, May 41 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 53 %
Bushmills / Bushfoot / Portballintrae
United Kingdom · 44 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
78 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bushmills / Bushfoot / Portballintrae: Jan 72 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 56 %, May 43 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 78 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 69 %
Whiterocks
United Kingdom · 28 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Whiterocks: Jan 57 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 45 %, May 34 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 54 %
Tyrella
United Kingdom · 9 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tyrella: Jan 38 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 32 %, May 20 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 39 %
Kearney
United Kingdom · 27 points more kite days than Lough Neagh, Antrim in October
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kearney: Jan 50 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 47 %, May 35 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 56 %

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Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: low.

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In October, 34 % of days at Lough Neagh, Antrim met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/lough-neagh-antrim

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