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East Beach
Big open beach on the north side of the Thames Estuary with a very broad wind range (NE through SW). Best at low-to-mid water — avoid high tide when the beach shrinks and the walk out becomes impractical. Good for freeride, freestyle, and learning when the tide is right. The broad wind arc makes it a reliable fallback when other Thames-side spots don’t line up. School on site: Essex Kitesurf School.
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 02:20 5.6m LW 08:20 0.9m HW 14:35 5.4m LW 20:55 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 15 kt WSW around 14:00–18:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at East Beach with peak 15 kt at 15:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
17 kt
↗ SSW
100%
15°C
09:00
11 kt
20 kt
↗ WSW
100%
16°C
12:00
12 kt
24 kt
↗ WSW
100%
18°C
15:00
14 kt
33 kt
↗ SW
100%
18°C
18:00
10 kt
27 kt
→ W
100%
16°C
21:00
8 kt
16 kt
→ W
100%
14°C
Wed 3 Jun
HW 02:55 5.5m LW 08:50 0.9m HW 15:10 5.4m LW 21:25 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 21 kt SW around 12:00–21:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at East Beach with peak 21 kt at 20:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
18 kt
↗ WSW
88%
13°C
09:00
14 kt
25 kt
↗ SW
100%
16°C
12:00
18 kt
29 kt
↗ SSW
100%
15°C
15:00
20 kt
35 kt
↗ SSW
71%
14°C
18:00
20 kt
32 kt
↗ SW
70%
16°C
21:00
19 kt
28 kt
↗ SW
69%
14°C
Thu 4 Jun
HW 03:35 5.4m LW 09:20 1.0m HW 15:45 5.3m LW 22:00 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 22 kt SW around 05:00–17:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at East Beach with peak 22 kt at 13:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
18 kt
27 kt
↗ SSW
33%
14°C
09:00
20 kt
30 kt
↗ SW
33%
16°C
12:00
20 kt
34 kt
↗ SW
59%
17°C
15:00
18 kt
25 kt
→ W
90%
16°C
18:00
15 kt
25 kt
→ W
78%
15°C
21:00
10 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
65%
—
Fri 5 Jun
HW 04:10 5.3m LW 09:55 1.1m HW 16:20 5.2m LW 22:35 0.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 16 kt from W (07:00–16:00 BST). This is not a working direction at East Beach — working dirs: NE / ENE / E / ESE / SE / SSE ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
24 kt
→ WSW
89%
12°C
09:00
10 kt
24 kt
→ W
91%
15°C
12:00
11 kt
22 kt
→ WSW
93%
16°C
15:00
11 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
97%
17°C
18:00
8 kt
12 kt
→ W
99%
16°C
Sat 6 Jun
HW 04:50 5.2m LW 10:35 1.2m HW 17:00 5.1m LW 23:15 0.9m
Kiteable — peak 18 kt SSE around 16:00 BST. Working direction (SSE) at East Beach with peak 18 kt at 16:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
4 kt
8 kt
↑ S
90%
12°C
09:00
6 kt
14 kt
← ESE
95%
15°C
12:00
8 kt
21 kt
↖ SE
100%
15°C
15:00
10 kt
27 kt
↖ SSE
100%
17°C
18:00
10 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
88%
19°C
Sun 7 Jun
HW 05:30 5.0m LW 11:20 1.3m HW 17:45 5.0m LW 00:00 1.0m
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 11 kt from W (07:00–16:00 BST). This is not a working direction at East Beach — working dirs: NE / ENE / E / ESE / SE / SSE ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
11 kt
18 kt
→ W
96%
11°C
10:00
11 kt
18 kt
→ W
100%
16°C
13:00
10 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
100%
19°C
16:00
9 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
38%
20°C
19:00
7 kt
11 kt
→ W
7%
19°C
Mon 8 Jun
No tide data
Marginal — light wind, peak 11 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 11 kt from SW around 10:00–19:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
6 kt
11 kt
→ WSW
98%
13°C
10:00
9 kt
12 kt
↗ WSW
50%
17°C
13:00
8 kt
13 kt
→ WSW
55%
21°C
16:00
8 kt
10 kt
↗ WSW
78%
21°C
19:00
11 kt
19 kt
↗ SW
99%
20°C
Tue 9 Jun
No tide data
Marginal — light wind, peak 11 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 11 kt from SW around 07:00–16:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
10 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
10:00
9 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
10%
20°C
13:00
8 kt
14 kt
↘ WNW
100%
23°C
16:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
61%
24°C
19:00
5 kt
8 kt
↓ NNW
37%
22°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.