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Calshot Spit
Famous mile-long sand-and-shingle spit on the southern bank of Southampton Water. Works in essentially any wind direction because of the spit’s shape; NE/E give cross-to-cross-onshore at the front of the spit, and the summer SW sea breeze gets funnelled down the Solent reliably. Shallow sandbar on the Solent side at low tide creates a big butter-flat lagoon (ideal for learning). Watch for strong tidal flow around the spit. School: Calshot Activities Centre (council watersports centre).
Windguru forecast
8-day forecast
Wind scale:
<10
10–11
12–13
14–15
16–19
20–29
30+ kt ⚠
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km → UKV 2km → HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km. At each timestamp the best-resolution model with data wins; gaps in one model are filled from the next. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Tue 2 Jun
HW 00:20 4.0m HW 02:50 4.0m LW 06:35 1.2m HW 12:50 4.0m HW 15:15 4.0m LW 18:55 1.4m
Kiteable — peak 21 kt WSW around 12:00–15:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Calshot Spit with peak 21 kt at 15:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
13 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
96%
14°C
09:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WSW
96%
16°C
12:00
20 kt
29 kt
↗ SW
71%
16°C
15:00
14 kt
29 kt
↗ SW
74%
16°C
18:00
14 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
3%
16°C
21:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
—
15°C
Wed 3 Jun
HW 00:55 4.0m HW 03:20 4.0m LW 07:05 1.3m HW 13:20 4.0m HW 15:45 4.1m LW 19:25 1.5m
Kiteable — peak 29 kt SW around 13:00–19:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at Calshot Spit with peak 29 kt at 18:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
14 kt
24 kt
↗ WSW
100%
14°C
09:00
22 kt
31 kt
↗ SW
100%
14°C
12:00
26 kt
36 kt
↗ SSW
100%
14°C
15:00
28 kt
40 kt
↗ SW
77%
17°C
18:00
25 kt
40 kt
↗ SW
94%
16°C
21:00
19 kt
30 kt
↗ SW
91%
14°C
Thu 4 Jun
HW 01:30 4.0m HW 03:55 3.9m LW 07:35 1.4m HW 13:50 4.0m HW 16:25 4.0m LW 19:50 1.6m
Kiteable — peak 26 kt SW around 05:00–12:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at Calshot Spit with peak 26 kt at 12:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
21 kt
32 kt
↗ SW
33%
15°C
09:00
24 kt
34 kt
↗ SW
25%
15°C
12:00
22 kt
34 kt
↗ WSW
67%
15°C
15:00
18 kt
28 kt
→ W
81%
15°C
18:00
14 kt
24 kt
→ W
65%
16°C
21:00
11 kt
17 kt
→ W
12%
—
Fri 5 Jun
HW 02:00 4.0m HW 04:35 3.8m LW 08:05 1.4m HW 14:35 4.0m HW 17:15 4.0m LW 20:30 1.6m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 15 kt. Peak 15 kt from SW around 07:00–18:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
9 kt
20 kt
→ W
74%
12°C
09:00
9 kt
19 kt
→ W
89%
14°C
12:00
12 kt
16 kt
↗ WSW
93%
15°C
15:00
13 kt
21 kt
↗ SW
96%
15°C
18:00
7 kt
13 kt
→ WSW
100%
14°C
Sat 6 Jun
HW 02:45 3.9m HW 05:25 3.7m LW 08:45 1.5m HW 15:15 4.0m HW 18:00 3.9m LW 21:15 1.7m
Kiteable — peak 21 kt SE around 13:00–16:00 BST. Working direction (SE) at Calshot Spit with peak 21 kt at 16:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
20 kt
↖ SE
87%
13°C
09:00
8 kt
20 kt
↖ SE
100%
14°C
12:00
12 kt
28 kt
↖ SE
100%
15°C
15:00
14 kt
33 kt
↖ SE
82%
15°C
18:00
11 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
72%
15°C
Sun 7 Jun
HW 03:30 3.9m HW 06:20 3.6m LW 09:35 1.5m HW 16:05 4.0m HW 18:55 3.9m LW 22:05 1.8m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 15 kt. Peak 15 kt from WSW around 10:00–16:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
8 kt
13 kt
→ WSW
78%
11°C
10:00
12 kt
19 kt
↗ WSW
88%
15°C
13:00
15 kt
23 kt
↗ WSW
88%
17°C
16:00
14 kt
14 kt
↗ SW
88%
17°C
19:00
10 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
88%
16°C
Mon 8 Jun
No tide data
Low-wind specialist day — peak 13 kt. Peak 13 kt from SW around 10:00–19:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
4 kt
7 kt
→ WSW
99%
14°C
10:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
36%
16°C
13:00
10 kt
16 kt
↗ WSW
92%
16°C
16:00
12 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
43%
17°C
19:00
13 kt
20 kt
↗ SW
90%
16°C
Tue 9 Jun
No tide data
Low-wind specialist day — peak 13 kt. Peak 13 kt from SW around 10:00–16:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
9 kt
14 kt
→ WSW
99%
16°C
10:00
10 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
1%
18°C
13:00
8 kt
12 kt
↘ NW
100%
19°C
16:00
13 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
47%
18°C
19:00
6 kt
9 kt
↓ N
51%
18°C
Tide times: UKHO Admiralty predictions via Admiralty Tidal API. Times in BST, rounded to nearest 5 min. Wind & temperature: Windguru multi-model composite (AROME-FR / UKV / HARM-DK / ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS — best resolution per timestamp). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Important: Forecasts are model-derived and may change. Always verify on Windguru and check local tide tables before you go. LKSA accepts no liability for decisions made based on this forecast.