Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Belfast |
Next Town |
Bangor |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Low tide |
Small waves. Shallow access. Tidal. Small wave breakers. The water is not clean.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Long sandy bay. Concrete wall along the bay, only at the parking lot no walls. The beach has several hazards as shown in the pictures. Due to redistribution of the sand using diggers, there is now no beach at high tide.
Weather
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Spring:
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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: |
N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
SW |
No info yet.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Bangor is east of Belfast. Park close to the beach.
Extra information
Rules |
None |
Be careful in onshore winds with your kite due to the concrete wall.
Nightlife
No information