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Today at Rossbeigh Strand: Okay for kite surfing — 59/100 for beginner level. Wind 4 kn E · Waves 0.2 m, 14 s · Tide -1.0 to 0.1 m. Best window around 13:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Rossbeigh Strand: 0.2m waves with light offshore wind. Paddleboarding looks Good in the afternoon, with Kayaking also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 57°F.
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Rossbeigh Strand 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 4 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 Rossbeigh Strand clears 60/100 for kite surfing at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Rossbeigh Strand ranks 14th 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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An 11km-plus, west-facing sandy strand within a protected SAC/SPA, with a sandy-bottom beach break offering lefts and rights that is frequently wind-affected, making it a regular windsurf and kitesurf wind window as well as a surf spot. Surf is rideable at all tide stages. Seasonal lifeguards patrol daily June-August, weekends into September, between red and yellow flags. Vehicles aren't permitted on the sand; dogs must be kept on a leash.
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Wind at Rossbeigh Strand today: 4 kn E (gusting 15 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 Rossbeigh Strand today: 0.2 m, 14 s period from NE, surging 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 Rossbeigh Strand today is around 13:00 UTC, when conditions score 55/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Rossbeigh Strand scores 70/100 today for kayaking — Good. 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.
Rossbeigh Strand 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.
Rossbeigh Strand is a coastal location near Glenbeigh 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 Rossbeigh Strand, 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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