One of the finest flat-water spots in south-east England — very shallow, shelving, often butter-flat. Exceptional for learning, freeride, freestyle, and foiling. The only beach on the South Coast that works in a north-easterly. Low tide is the target; competent riders can use most of the tide cycle but beginners should avoid ~90 min either side of HW. School: Infinity Sport Kitesurfing.
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km + UKV 2km own the first 60 h; ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS extend to the end of day 7
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 19 July 2026 00:22 BST Forecast data: 18 July 2026 23:26 BST Tide data: 18 July 2026 23:31 BST
🌊 Tide & beach state
🚦 Tide zones (daylight, BST):Amber = high tide — you can get out but it's not optimum (wing/foil territory). Green starts the moment the tide leaves the shingle: kite the tide down, through low and back up. Grey = early-morning session. Unusual spot — the tide works the opposite way round to most: green runs right through LOW water.
Sat 18:05:05–13:00 early session·13:00–17:15 high tide (wing/foil)·17:15–20:55 KITE Sun 19:05:10–05:25 high tide (wing/foil)·05:25–13:40 KITE·13:40–17:50 high tide (wing/foil)·17:50–20:50 KITE Mon 20:05:10–05:55 high tide (wing/foil)·05:55–14:25 KITE·14:25–18:25 high tide (wing/foil)·18:25–20:50 KITE Tue 21:05:10–06:20 high tide (wing/foil)·06:20–15:20 KITE·15:20–18:55 high tide (wing/foil)·18:55–20:50 KITE
🏖️ Beach access:Water at the bottom of the shingle bank. BELOW this is the kite window (unusual spot — opposite of most): the water leaves the shingle onto the flats and you can kite the tide down, right through low and back up, until it returns to the shingle. Above it the water is up on the beach — the high-tide amber period, wing/foil territory rather than prime kiting. Reached when the tide falls below ≈5.97 m (chart datum at Dungeness) · medium confidence.
Heights vs the measured beach/groyne line ≈5.97 m: green = below (kite window) · amber = at/above (not optimum)
🧭 Wind directions
Greatstone/Littlestone, Dungeness, faces ~ESE/SE. Wide N-through-S onshore arc; N is side-off (Infinity Sport cover). SW–W is offshore over the shingle/Marsh. (Bathing water 'Littlestone' is classified Poor — see water_quality.)
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Greatstone (Lade)Best of the week: Sun 19 Jul, ~18 kt around 18:00–21:00 BST (an OK session on a 12 m) — gusty (+7 kt). Wind varies through the day - most kiteable 15:00-18:00 (~16 kt). Lighter option: Mon 20 Jul ~18 kt — an OK session on a 12 m. AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~2 kt) over the next 60 h — confidence good (lead model here: AROME (this spot sits close to France — locals rate it)).
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.
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~16 kt ENE in the tide window but the ≥15 kt stretch lasts under 2 hours — not a full session for a long drive; locals already nearby might grab it.
Good session — ~19 kt ENE in the green window (19:00–20:00 BST). Working direction (ENE) with ~19 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (18:35–21:00 BST around the low tide). GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot.
Best window detail — 18:37–21:01 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~15 kt in the low-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~16 kt ENE in the tide window but the ≥15 kt stretch lasts under 2 hours — not a full session for a long drive; locals already nearby might grab it.
Best window detail — 06:49–15:19 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~10 kt in the low-tide window.
TimeWindGustDir
06:009 ktg12NNW
07:00 ★9 ktg13NNW
08:00 ★10 ktg14N
09:00 ★8 ktg13NNE
10:00 ★6 ktg11NE
11:00 ★7 ktg12NE
12:00 ★10 ktg15E
13:00 ★10 ktg14E
14:00 ★9 ktg14E
15:00 ★11 ktg16E
16:0013 ktg19E
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
10 kt
14 kt
↓ NNW
67%
14°C
09:00
10 kt
15 kt
↙ NNE
32%
17°C
12:00
12 kt
18 kt
← ENE
—
18°C
15:00
18 kt
24 kt
← E
2%
18°C
18:00
17 kt
24 kt
← ENE
16%
18°C
21:00
13 kt
18 kt
↙ ENE
55%
18°C
Tue 21 Jul
HW 04:30 6.6mLW 11:35 1.9mHW 16:50 6.9m
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt ENE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 07:22–15:52 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.
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 — 08:55–17:25 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.
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 17 kt from SW is not a working direction at Greatstone (Lade). Working directions here: N / NNE / NE / ENE / E / ESE ….
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.
