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Water sports in Ireland: spots, wind and leaderboards

2,998 sessions in Ireland in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 12 kn, most often from W. Top speed 44.9 kn (Wing foil).

Sessions2,998
Riders155
Kilometres38,283
Top speed44.9 kn Wing foil · Donabate

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In this period

Sessions59
Riders31
Kilometres754
Hours on the water79
Spots21
Countries1
Average wind11 kn
Top speed40.5 kn Windsurf · Dungarvan · Oct 24

Top speed by sport

Wing foil31.4 knDonabate · Oct 27
Windsurf40.5 knDungarvan · Oct 24
Sailing12.2 knVirginia · Oct 31
Parawing22.0 knTramore · Oct 13
Surf16.5 knBundoran · Oct 16
Rowing7.9 knDun Laoghaire · Oct 16

Best session of each sport in the period. The full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Ireland in the last 12 months

Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.

Sessions by month

  • Jan 26110
  • Feb 26108
  • Mar 26232
  • Apr 26241
  • May 26303
  • Jun 26349
  • Jul 26470
  • Aug 26383
  • Sep 26456
  • Oct 26308
  • Nov 2638

Sports

Wind from · Average wind 12 kn

  • W733
  • N586
  • SW529
  • S360
  • NW240
  • SE202
  • E188
  • NE159

Top speeds

Windsurf43.2 knSeptember
Wing foil44.9 knDonabate · July
Sailing33.3 knJuly
SUP17.8 knFebruary
Parawing35.2 knOctober
Pump28.0 knJanuary

Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Busiest spots in Ireland

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Questions

When do people ride most in Ireland?

In the last 12 months most sessions in Ireland were in July, September, and August.

How windy is it in Ireland?

In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 12 knots, most often from W.

What is the top speed in Ireland?

44.9 knots, Wing foil, in July (last 12 months).

Where do people ride in Ireland?

The busiest spots in Ireland in the last 12 months: Dun Laoghaire, Donabate, Rush, Malahide, and Howth.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.