Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Limerik, Galway |
Next Town |
Castlebar, Doogort |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Needs a larger swell to get good waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach, about 500 m long and over 200 m wide.
Weather
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Spring:
|
Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
All year round is possible, but in winter very cold with thick wetsuit. Summer shorty can be possible, normally a long wetsuit is very common.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
SW |
With SW the wind blows a bit stronger here.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Castlebar R311 and then N59 to Mulrany. Here R319 onto Achill Island and follow signs to Doogort.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
No information