Rosses Point

One of the closest beaches to Sligo town, a west-facing strand at the mouth of Sligo Harbour split by a grassy headland (Deadman's Point) with views to Coney Island and Oyster Island. Long served by LSD Kiteboarding, a locally-run school operating across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.

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View N along beach at Rosses Point, direct beach shot — Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lighthouse on Oyster Island, recognisable headland scenery — Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

View to Oyster Island from Rosses Point, bay scenery — Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Black Rock Lighthouse off Rosses Point, coastal scenery — Colin Park / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

season notes	Accessible year-round
direction to shore	beach faces west; suitable for NW, W and SW winds
quality	gusty

Water

type	flat/mixed sandy beach
standing depth	waist-height reported by visiting riders

Levels

beginner	yes
intermediate	yes
advanced	yes
notes	Big, wide beach used for teaching through to independent riding; LSD Kiteboarding runs lessons here.

Launch & crowd

description	Beach access via Rosses Point village, past the golf course to the strand
busy months	Jun Jul Aug
vibe	Local Sligo beach with a golf course and village behind it, Blue Flag strands

Monthly wind statistics

Station: Sligo (WeatherSpark modeled climatology) (weatherspark, ~8 km) — No dedicated Rosses Point wind-stats page found; used WeatherSpark's Sligo town climatology (~8 km SE, same coastline/bay). No official Windfinder page located for this station either (windfinder.com returned HTTP 429 rate-limit errors on every attempt this session, for all 12 spots in this batch, so it could not be checked directly). No Beaufort-threshold probability figures available from WeatherSpark; only mean wind speed, direction, and temperatures. Winter (Oct-Feb) is windiest per this 24h-average model; batch had no known_best_months prior to confirm/contradict.

Month	Wind ≥4 Bft	Avg kn	Dir	Air °C	Water °C
Jan	—%	14.6	S	5.6	8.9
Feb	—%	13.8	S	5.6	8.3
Mar	—%	13.1	W	6.7	8.3
Apr	—%	11.4	W	8.3	8.9
May	—%	10.9	W	11.1	11.1
Jun	—%	10.3	W	13.3	12.8
Jul	—%	10.1	W	15	14.4
Aug	—%	10.5	W	15	15.6
Sep	—%	11.6	W	13.3	14.4
Oct	—%	12.5	S	10.6	13.3
Nov	—%	13.1	S	7.8	11.7
Dec	—%	13.8	S	6.1	10

Rules

Observe lifeguard restrictions when on duty in summer

Tips

Get exact launch directions from a local school before arriving, as usable zones shift with wind/tide

Travel basics

airport	NOC - Ireland West Airport Knock or SNN - Shannon Airport (both a drive); no scheduled flights to Sligo Airport
getting there	About 5 miles from Sligo town on the R291
accommodation	Sligo town or Rosses Point guesthouses
cost level	budget
no wind	Strandhill surfing, Knocknarea, Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

Nearby: Strandhill Beach

Sources: rossespoint.ie · socialengine.kiteforum.com · rove.me · tripadvisor.com