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 ~4 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, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 10 kt from W is cross-offshore (side-off) at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE. W is 2.5° off offshore here — a borderline call on a bearing we estimate, so treat it as the more cautious of the two.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
14:00
18 kt
28 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
15:00
17 kt
24 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
16:00
17 kt
25 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
17:00
17 kt
25 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
18:00
15 kt
22 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
19:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
20:00
11 kt
16 kt
→ WNW
71%
19°C
21:00
10 kt
14 kt
→ W
—
18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:45 3.5mLW 12:05 1.1mHW 18:15 3.7m
Not kiteable today — wind from WNW. Peak 12 kt from WNW is offshore (blows straight out to sea) at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE.
Not kiteable today — wind from SSE. Peak 12 kt from SSE is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE. Note ~12 kt S around 07:00–12:00 BST: that is cross-on (side-on) by the coastline here, but S is outside the working set for Frinton-on-Sea — shallow patches and groynes make it unreliable.
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 16 kt from W is cross-offshore (side-off) at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE. W is 2.5° off offshore here — a borderline call on a bearing we estimate, so treat it as the more cautious of the two.
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 15 kt from W is cross-offshore (side-off) at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE. W is 2.5° off offshore here — a borderline call on a bearing we estimate, so treat it as the more cautious of the two.
Not kiteable today — wind from WSW. Peak 13 kt from WSW is cross-offshore (side-off) at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
12 kt
22 kt
→ W
5%
12°C
09:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ W
27%
15°C
12:00
13 kt
18 kt
→ W
79%
18°C
15:00
12 kt
18 kt
→ WNW
86%
19°C
18:00
11 kt
15 kt
→ WNW
76%
19°C
Thu 10 Sep
LW 05:45 0.9mHW 12:00 4.2mLW 18:20 0.3m
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 22 kt from SW is not a working direction at Frinton-on-Sea. Working directions here: NE / NNE / ENE. SW is 2.5° off cross-offshore (side-off) here — a borderline call on a bearing we estimate, so treat it as the more cautious of the two.
Pick a past day to compare three things: the forecast we published (frozen before each hour, never revised afterwards), the wind that actually happened (Open-Meteo reanalysis, hours 05:00–21:00 UK), and what the live weather stations near the spot actually recorded (amber, from 2 Aug 2026). You can go right up to today — today shows the forecast and the live stations; the reanalysis for today lands tomorrow morning.
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.
