Spots › Essex
Frinton-on-Sea
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).
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.
Not kiteable today — wind from WSW. Peak 21 kt from WSW (07:00–17:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
06:00
16 kt
24 kt
↑ S
100%
14°C
09:00
12 kt
20 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
12:00
11 kt
19 kt
→ W
100%
16°C
15:00
13 kt
29 kt
↗ WSW
100%
17°C
18:00
13 kt
30 kt
↗ WSW
100%
16°C
21:00
10 kt
19 kt
→ W
100%
14°C
Not kiteable today — wind from SSW. Peak 31 kt from SSW (15:00–17:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
06:00
14 kt
20 kt
↗ WSW
54%
13°C
09:00
18 kt
27 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
12:00
25 kt
35 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
15:00
30 kt
41 kt
↑ SSW
100%
14°C
18:00
23 kt
39 kt
↗ SW
98%
16°C
21:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WSW
100%
15°C
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 23 kt from SW (05:00–17:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
06:00
21 kt
30 kt
↗ SW
31%
14°C
09:00
20 kt
28 kt
↗ SW
29%
15°C
12:00
20 kt
34 kt
↗ SW
52%
16°C
15:00
20 kt
27 kt
↗ SW
99%
16°C
18:00
15 kt
26 kt
↗ WSW
81%
15°C
21:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
56%
—
Not kiteable today — wind from WSW. Peak 17 kt from WSW (07:00–10:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
06:00
12 kt
26 kt
→ WSW
98%
12°C
09:00
12 kt
25 kt
→ WSW
79%
14°C
12:00
11 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
99%
15°C
15:00
10 kt
18 kt
→ WSW
100%
15°C
18:00
7 kt
14 kt
→ WSW
80%
16°C
Not kiteable today — wind from ESE. Peak 17 kt from ESE (13:00–16:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
06:00
6 kt
8 kt
↗ SSW
100%
12°C
09:00
8 kt
14 kt
↑ SSE
97%
13°C
12:00
11 kt
23 kt
↖ SE
99%
14°C
15:00
13 kt
26 kt
↖ ESE
100%
13°C
18:00
9 kt
13 kt
↖ SE
87%
14°C
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 14 kt from W (07:00–13:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
07:00
12 kt
18 kt
→ W
91%
12°C
10:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ W
35%
15°C
13:00
12 kt
18 kt
→ WSW
97%
17°C
16:00
8 kt
10 kt
↗ SSW
61%
17°C
19:00
9 kt
13 kt
→ W
16%
17°C
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 16 kt from SW (19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
07:00
4 kt
7 kt
→ W
100%
14°C
10:00
10 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
72%
16°C
13:00
10 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
36%
17°C
16:00
8 kt
10 kt
↑ SSW
66%
18°C
19:00
16 kt
24 kt
↗ SW
99%
18°C
Not kiteable today — wind from WSW. Peak 15 kt from WSW (07:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea — working dirs: NE / NNE / ENE. N and SE become offshore; SW/W offshore.
07:00
15 kt
21 kt
↗ WSW
100%
15°C
10:00
10 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
3%
16°C
13:00
10 kt
14 kt
↘ NW
99%
18°C
16:00
11 kt
14 kt
↑ S
5%
19°C
19:00
9 kt
13 kt
← E
79%
20°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.
