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Crawfordsburn

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Ireland, Helens Bay, Ireland
Coordinates: 54.6690, -5.7255
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Cleaner water than most beaches in the area. Choppy waves. Sandy beach with a concrete way next to it. Very small on high tide, but bigger on low tide. Big meadow behind it. Too crowded with families most of the year. Only suitable for kiting in the winter and then only at or around low tide. Beach faces north. Most common wind is SW. Most likely wind for this beach is NW. In winter a 5/3 steamer is necessary. Water: Chop, Smallwave. Features: Toilet, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

10 kn

W · gusts 18 kn

Waves

0.6 m

4s period

Swell

0.5 m

Tide

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Updated 08/10/2026, 01:16:24

Forecast

Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14W00:00W06:00SW12:00S18:00SW00:00SW06:00W12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00NE18:00S00:00S06:00S12:00S18:00S00:00SW06:00W12:00SW18:00SW00:00SW06:00W12:00W18:00
Wind scale
Max 35 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 08/10/2026, 01:16:25

Data: Open-Meteo

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Very small on high tide, but bigger on low tide. Too crowded with families most of the year. Only suitable for kiting in the winter and then only at or around low tide.

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