Gurteen Bay

Gurteen Bay

Errisbeg • Ireland flag Ireland
237 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
4.2 m
Waves
small, medium, big

Overview

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
2116831
24201251
2016931
1710420
168300
1910310
189100
1814510
1914510
2116821
2116931
23191152
Dominant wind direction
wind 224º
wind 226º
wind 188º
wind 136º
wind 227º
wind 268º
wind 315º
wind 228º
wind 269º
wind 223º
wind 269º
wind 226º
Avg. wind (kt)
14
17
14
12
11
12
11
13
13
15
14
16
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
181923
192023
171922
151823
151721
151721
1417–
161821
161821
181922
171922
192023
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
9º 5º
10º 6º
10º 6º
12º 7º
15º 9º
16º 12º
17º 13º
18º 14º
16º 12º
14º 10º
11º 8º
10º 6º
Water temperature
9º
9º
9º
10º
11º
14º
15º
16º
15º
14º
12º
10º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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