Name:

Dollymount Strand

Beach description:

The beach is 3km long, compact sand, car accessible. Rocks about 100m either side of the entrance to stop people driving the length of the beach.

Weather

Beach Access

Dollymount is a 3km gently shelving beach with plenty of room for launching even at high tide. The kiting area is at the southern end of the beach. Cross via the wooden bridge and follow your nose. Easily accessible from Dublin City Centre.

Code of Conduct

Setup, launch, and land your kite in the designated area (Figure 1). Use launch/land/setup/packdown area only to inflate and deflate kites. No launching and landing outside this area is permitted. No land-boarding (land-yachting) permitted at any time in this area. Wrap up lines and sand down kite when not in use. Promptly enter and exit the water from and to the launch zone. Avoid unnecessary flying of large kites, other than trainer kites, on the beach. Land-kiting allowed, only, on the most northern section of the beach. Use a Kite leash at all times. Stay 200 metres away from all swimmers and stay clear of all areas in front and to the sides of the lifeguard huts in the summer. Give right of way to other beach users at all times. Assist other kiters to safely land and launch kites.  

Water Type

Generally the water is flat, when the tide is out it is waist deep for a couple of hundred meters. However with South-Easterly wind it does get bit choppy.

Wind Direction

South-East, South, South-West

Beach Guide

This short video explains the environment of Dollymount beach, when it is ok to kitesurf, what are the best conditions, etc... Thanks to JJ Daly and Ray Twomey for a great job! (Credit IKSA)