Large north-east-facing sandy beach with a huge grass promenade behind it — excellent for rigging — and one of the few Essex spots that works in a northeasterly. When the wind has been up for a day or two a small shore break forms. Don’t launch within 2 hours of high water: at HW the sea comes right up to the concrete sea wall in the middle of the bay; the ends of the bay stay more usable. Groynes run the length of the bay — at low tide they’re well clear of the water; at mid-to-high tide know where they are before launching. Not heavily crowded except on a good NE day (10–20 kites when it lights up). Beginners OK at low tide if they set up upwind of the wall. Schools nearby: Push Kiting (Clacton / Point Clear, ~15 min), Zenith Kiting (Clacton). Food options in town (~10 min walk): Nick’s Fish Bar (Connaught Ave) and The Lock & Barrel pub.
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Faces ESE into the North Sea (NE–SW coast). Onshore is the E–SE quadrant, but the working set is deliberately narrow (NE–ENE) — groynes and shallow patches make the southerly onshore directions unreliable here; offshore is W–NW (off the land). HARD NO 2.5 h either side of HW (groynes, no beach).
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Frinton-on-SeaNo kiteable window shows at Frinton-on-Sea in the next 7 days — wrong direction or too light throughout. AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~1 kt) over the next 60 h — confidence good (lead model here: UKV 2km).
Windguru forecast
7-day forecast
Wind scale:<1010–1112–1314–1516–1920–2930+ 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.
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt E in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 08:17–14:17 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
10:00 ★7 ktg12NNE
13:00 ★8 ktg13E
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
13 kt
↓ NNW
60%
16°C
09:00
8 kt
13 kt
↙ NNE
26%
18°C
12:00
9 kt
14 kt
← E
26%
18°C
15:00
7 kt
6 kt
↖ SE
54%
18°C
18:00
7 kt
9 kt
← E
48%
18°C
21:00
6 kt
9 kt
← E
42%
18°C
Wed 22 Jul
HW 06:15 3.6mLW 12:10 1.2mHW 18:30 3.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from SE. Peak 12 kt from SE is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE.
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt E in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 10:12–16:12 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~9 kt in the low-tide window.
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.
