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Today at Doughmore Beach: Good for kite surfing — 69/100 for advanced level. Wind 6 kn E · Waves 2.4 m, 14 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 13:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Doughmore Beach: 2.3m waves with light offshore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the late morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 57°F.
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Doughmore Beach faces W, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite surfing wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is offshore at 6 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for kite surfing — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Doughmore Beach clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Doughmore Beach ranks 16th for kite surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A long, exposed Atlantic beach backed by dunes, facing WNW into consistent northwest swell, combining sand with reef and producing lefts and rights. Popular for surfing, kitesurfing, and windsurfing, but officially unsupervised and signposted unsafe for swimming due to strong rips and rocks. No lifeguard cover; the nearest lifeguarded beach lies about 2km south. Waves are rideable at all tide stages, but rip currents and rocks remain a hazard throughout.
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Wind at Doughmore Beach today: 6 kn E (gusting 18 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Doughmore Beach today: 2.4 m, 14 s period from N, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite surfing at Doughmore Beach today is around 14:00 UTC, when conditions score 51/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Doughmore Beach scores 52/100 today for surfing — Okay. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Doughmore Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Doughmore Beach is a coastal location near Doonbeg in Ireland. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Doughmore Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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