Drone shot of people paddleboarding on the sea

West Mayo

Weather & Tides Mayo, Louisburgh is Westport’s secret west, where all the beautiful beaches are, with stunning and extraordinary scenery, boosting spectacular views of Croagh Patrick. Old Head Beach and pier is a very safe and idyllic location for Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Kayaking and is known locally as a family beach, safe for swimming, pier jumping, walks in the woods. Whether you’re new to Paddle Boarding and Kayaking or not, you will make wonderful memories in our beautiful surroundings.

Mayo
11°
Mostly Cloudy
7:39 am7:15 pm IST
Feels like: 9°C
Wind: 14km/h S
Humidity: 88%
Pressure: 1014.9mbar
UV index: 0
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Weather

Paddle water sports lIke calm weather – wind is our enemy. In general terms anything over 12-14 knots is too windy for an adult and you will struggle to paddle against it. Children’s max would be 7-9 Knots. However throughout the day there are what we call windows of opportunity where the wind dies and we can hit the water for some fun. Rain has no affect as we get wet anyway! Actually sometimes rain calms the wind down and makes for a perfect paddle.

With this in mind we ask you to contact us and we can tell you the very best times to hit the water.

Best times to hit the water - 9am Calm, 11am Wind starting to strenghten, 1pm - 3pm Windier, 5pm Wind weakens, 7pm Calm still water

Tide Times

Here at Summer Stand up paddle and kayak tides dont affect us. With the changing tide it opens up new areas to explore. However, lots of people love to have a pier jump nearby after their adventure with us and you do need a high tide for this!

01 October 2023

Time Type Height
01:05 low 0.28m
07:21 high 4.7m
13:21 low 0.56m
19:35 high 4.77m

02 October 2023

Time Type Height
01:42 low 0.47m
07:59 high 4.61m
14:01 low 0.67m
20:17 high 4.54m

03 October 2023

Time Type Height
02:20 low 0.77m
08:37 high 4.41m
14:42 low 0.89m
21:00 high 4.21m

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Best Time to Hit the Water

Our lesson times are 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and all session start at one of these times including rentals. However with this in mind to get the best session – mornings and evenings have a higher chance of very calm waters. The middle of the day is generally the windiest part of the day.