Ireland in September?

[tmcfarla]

How is the wind in Ireland in September? I have family out there and want to know if it is worth planning a side trip for kiting. I'm mostly interested in waves, and don't mind the cold too much.

Best spots? (sounds like west coast but I couldn't find much information online).

How many windy days per week is typical?

Is board rental available?

[knot_moving]

We visited a couple years ago in May & I planned to rent a board. I did not set it up ahead of time and had trouble making it work while I was there - most of the outfits were not yet up and running for the season.

Can't recall the names of the stores - one was in Galway, one in Dublin, and one in Sligo, that all offered board rentals. Just recommend you set it up before you go. There is a great beach south of Galway on the west coast that will have excellent waves in a west wind, also think the Galway beach has good waves.
There are Facebook groups for kiteboarding in Ireland - should be able to find someone there that can give you an opinion.
have fun - we loved our time there & I did manage to borrow a board and get out riding one day and had a blast.

[tonyh]

Here are the main Kitesurfing sites IKSA
http://www.iksa.ie/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IKSAHeadingOutWest/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IKSAHeadingOutSE/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IKSAHeadingOutNI/

The wave man for SW (Brandon Bay etc...) Is Ryan Coote @ Kitesurf Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/kitesurf.ireland/

Should be plenty of wind in September
https://www.windfinder.com/windstatisti ... coast_buoy

[tonyh]

https://vimeo.com/200556022