Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Belfast City |
Next Town |
Greyabbey |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Belfast City |
Next Town |
Greyabbey |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Ships, Buoys, Rocks |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Coming tide, Falling tide |
Kircubbin has a road behind a high wall downwind. There are a lot of stones between the South grass areas and the clear sand kiting area. Stay downwind of boats and buoys (water is deeper there). Best time is between mid and low tide. When tide is just off steeper angle of beach at North car park, water is shoulder deep East of buoys.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
No information |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Concrete, Road |
Beach Users: |
No information |
The tide has to be near low tide to have a clear sand area to set up at the North end.
Spring:
|
Thick |
Summer:
|
Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Best Months: |
January, February, March, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
SSW, SW, WSW, W |
It's an option for W to SSW winds, if the tide is right and you can kite safely enough.
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Car park at North end and another at South end. Grass and toilet at South car parks.
Rules |
No information |
It is much safer to use Warden's Bay location. Kircubbin is only suitable for kiters with a high enough skill level, due to the high numbers of risks downwind.