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Today at Kilshannig West Bay Beach: Poor for windsurfing — 41/100 for advanced level. Wind 3 kn E · Waves 1.6 m, 14 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.2 m. Best window around 14:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Kilshannig West Bay Beach: 1.5m waves with light cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Good in the afternoon, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 57°F.
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Kilshannig West Bay Beach faces SW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow windsurfing wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 3 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic windsurfing direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Kilshannig West Bay Beach clears 60/100 for windsurfing at 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 31 scored spots within reach today, Kilshannig West Bay Beach ranks 30th for windsurfing. 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, sandy Atlantic beach break on the exposed Brandon Bay side of a tombolo in County Kerry, with consistent west-northwest swell and offshore SE winds, used for surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing at various ability levels. A sheltered bay to the north-east offers calmer flatwater for beginners and light-wind sports. The peninsula lies within a Special Area of Conservation. Lifeguards patrol daily June-August and weekends into September.
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Wind at Kilshannig West Bay Beach today: 3 kn E (gusting 18 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects windsurfing 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 Kilshannig West Bay Beach today: 1.6 m, 14 s period from N, hollow character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Kilshannig West Bay Beach scores 35/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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.
Kilshannig West Bay 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.
Kilshannig West Bay Beach is a coastal location near Kilshannig 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 Kilshannig West Bay 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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