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Best for waves
9 places in Ireland have at least one spot with waves: Dublin, Brandon Bay (Kerry), Rosses Point (Sligo), Elly Bay and 5 more. Between them, 11 wave spots and 8 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
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9 places, largest first
3 of its 5 spots are marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 68%, Feb 67%, Mar 73%, Apr 60%, May 32%, Jul 44%, Aug 53%, Sep 53%, Oct 56%, Nov 62%, Dec 71%. No figure for Jun. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also flat wateralso beginnersalso waves and flat
Sutton Strand by Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph Britain and Ireland / Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Brandon Head-8928, Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry, Ireland by Maoileann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Rosses Point beach by Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph Britain and Ireland / Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
Chairego apc / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
WojtekKosinski / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
Paul O'Farrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Rossographer / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 3 | 3 | 5 | none | 4 | 2 |
| Brandon Bay (Kerry) | none | 1 | 1 | none | none | 3 |
| Rosses Point (Sligo) | none | 1 | 1 | none | none | 3 |
| Duncannon | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
| Elly Bay | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Lahinch | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Louisburgh | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
| Magheraroarty | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Mulranny | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
| Tramore | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Tullan Strand | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Ireland where there is one - 3 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
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The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: United Kingdom 390 km, Belgium 911 km, Netherlands 915 km, France 1,056 km, Germany 1,267 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.