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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.
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days (chart datum at Southend-On-Sea)
| Sun 19 | HW 04:45 5.8m · LW 10:55 1.0m · HW 17:05 5.7m · LW 23:35 0.4m |
| Mon 20 | HW 05:30 5.5m · LW 11:30 1.1m · HW 17:45 5.5m |
| Tue 21 | LW 00:05 0.6m · HW 06:15 5.3m · LW 12:05 1.2m · HW 18:30 5.3m |
| Wed 22 | LW 00:40 0.8m · HW 07:05 5.0m · LW 12:50 1.4m · HW 19:25 5.1m |
| Thu 23 | LW 01:30 1.1m · HW 08:00 4.8m · LW 13:50 1.6m · HW 20:25 4.9m |
| Fri 24 | LW 02:30 1.3m · HW 09:00 4.6m · LW 15:10 1.6m · HW 21:30 4.8m |
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Shoeburyness East Beach, faces ~S into the Thames estuary. Broad E-through-SW working range; NE is side-off (cross-offshore); N–NW is offshore over the land. Opposite side of the headland to Uncle Tom's, so a genuinely different working set.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at East BeachLighter option: Mon 20 Jul ~14 kt — marginal — larger kites (14 m+). AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~2 kt) over the next 60 h — confidence good (lead model here: UKV 2km).
Windguru forecast
7-day forecast
Wind scale:
<10
10–11
12–13
14–15
16–19
20–29
30+ kt ⚠
Multi-model composite: the first 60 hours come from AROME-FR 1.3km and UKV 2km (AROME first, UKV filling its gaps); beyond 60 h the best available of HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km extends the table to the end of day 7. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 6-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Sat 18 Jul
HW 04:00 6.0m LW 10:15 0.9m HW 16:20 5.8m LW 23:00 0.2m
Marginal — ~13 kt, big kites only. Peak ~13 kt NNE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
18:00
12 kt
19 kt
↓ NNE
—
20°C
19:00
12 kt
17 kt
↙ NE
—
20°C
20:00
13 kt
19 kt
↙ NNE
—
19°C
21:00
13 kt
18 kt
↙ NNE
—
18°C
Sun 19 Jul
HW 04:45 5.8m LW 10:55 1.0m HW 17:05 5.7m LW 23:35 0.4m
Not kiteable today — wind from N. Peak 13 kt from N is offshore (blows straight out to sea) at East Beach. Working directions here: NE / ENE / E / ESE / SE / SSE ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
17 kt
↓ NNW
1%
14°C
09:00
12 kt
20 kt
↓ N
11%
18°C
12:00
11 kt
20 kt
↓ N
32%
20°C
15:00
10 kt
18 kt
← ENE
88%
22°C
18:00
11 kt
17 kt
← ESE
25%
19°C
21:00
5 kt
12 kt
← ENE
—
18°C
Mon 20 Jul
HW 05:30 5.5m LW 11:30 1.1m HW 17:45 5.5m
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt ESE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 08:14–14:44 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~7 kt in the low-tide window.
TimeWindGustDir
08:006 ktg10N
09:00 ★6 ktg11NNE
10:00 ★6 ktg10NNE
11:00 ★5 ktg10NNE
12:00 ★6 ktg10NE
13:00 ★5 ktg9ENE
14:00 ★9 ktg13ESE
15:006 ktg10ESE
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
12 kt
↘ NNW
—
13°C
09:00
7 kt
12 kt
↓ NNE
—
19°C
12:00
10 kt
16 kt
↙ NNE
1%
22°C
15:00
14 kt
18 kt
← ESE
—
20°C
18:00
12 kt
16 kt
← E
27%
19°C
21:00
9 kt
14 kt
← E
7%
18°C
Tue 21 Jul
LW 00:05 0.6m HW 06:15 5.3m LW 12:05 1.2m HW 18:30 5.3m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 8 kt. Peak wind only 8 kt from NNE in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
12 kt
↓ N
44%
16°C
09:00
6 kt
12 kt
↙ NE
31%
18°C
12:00
7 kt
10 kt
↙ NE
28%
20°C
15:00
8 kt
7 kt
↖ ESE
23%
22°C
18:00
8 kt
11 kt
← E
28%
21°C
21:00
6 kt
10 kt
← E
42%
19°C
Wed 22 Jul
LW 00:40 0.8m HW 07:05 5.0m LW 12:50 1.4m HW 19:25 5.1m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 8 kt. Peak wind only 8 kt from NNW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
3 kt
6 kt
↗ SW
99%
15°C
09:00
5 kt
8 kt
→ WSW
96%
20°C
12:00
7 kt
9 kt
→ WNW
100%
24°C
15:00
8 kt
11 kt
↘ NNW
100%
26°C
18:00
13 kt
19 kt
↙ ENE
100%
20°C
Thu 23 Jul
LW 01:30 1.1m HW 08:00 4.8m LW 13:50 1.6m HW 20:25 4.9m
Not kiteable today — wind from N. Peak 10 kt from N is offshore (blows straight out to sea) at East Beach. Working directions here: NE / ENE / E / ESE / SE / SSE ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
17 kt
↓ NNW
45%
13°C
09:00
8 kt
16 kt
↓ N
52%
18°C
12:00
10 kt
16 kt
↓ N
14%
23°C
15:00
9 kt
13 kt
↓ N
23%
24°C
18:00
9 kt
10 kt
← ESE
20%
19°C
Fri 24 Jul
LW 02:30 1.3m HW 09:00 4.6m LW 15:10 1.6m HW 21:30 4.8m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 6 kt. Peak wind only 6 kt from WNW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
5 kt
9 kt
↗ SW
—
17°C
10:00
5 kt
8 kt
↗ SW
19%
22°C
13:00
4 kt
6 kt
↗ WSW
93%
26°C
16:00
6 kt
8 kt
→ WNW
99%
28°C
19:00
14 kt
19 kt
↗ SW
100%
25°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 2km for the first 60 h, then ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS out to day 7). 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.