Rathmullan Sailing Club
Sailing spot · Ireland
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 5°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 543, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Feb–Mar, Sep5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 3kn | side | flat | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | on | flat | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | side-on | flat | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 43, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | flat | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | flat | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 3kn | cross-off | flat | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | on | flat | 5°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 12kn | on | flat | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | flat | 8°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:09 −0.9 mHigh 11:50 +1.1 mLow 18:23 −1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:43 +0.7 mLow 06:36 −0.9 mHigh 13:15 +1.2 mLow 19:46 −1.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:04 +0.8 mLow 07:55 −1.0 mHigh 14:27 +1.3 mLow 20:52 −1.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Feb–Mar, Sep
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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the place in full, sources, credits
About Rathmullan Sailing Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March and September, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rathmullan.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,180–US$2,200 each
about US$1,180–US$2,200 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$878 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,200 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Rathmullan
about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Rathmullan its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 40m
About 15h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 3h 50m by road
Flights ORD → DUB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.