Hayling Island has two launch points: one run by CBK (you need a day pass or membership from CBK) near the Inn on the Beach, and the other — this one — from the Chichester Beach car park, the Public Beach launch site, generally 500–800 m downwind of CBK. Outstanding flat-water spot in the Solent with a broad usable range from E through W. Best at low to mid water — avoid ~1 hour either side of HW. Sandbars at lower tide give flat conditions ideal for all levels; outside the sandbar zone there is more open-sea texture. The sandbar by the CBK launch beach forms a flat lagoon >1 km out around 4 hours either side of low tide. Very popular at weekends.
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Hayling Island south/Beachlands, faces ~S. Wide E-through-W onshore arc; N is offshore over the island.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Hayling Island Beach (Beachlands)Best of the week: Mon 7 Sep, ~16 kt around 18:00–21:00 BST (an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end) — gusty (+7 kt). Wind varies through the day - most kiteable 15:00-18:00 (~16 kt). Lighter option: Thu 10 Sep ~18 kt — an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~5 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.
Marginal — ~13 kt, big kites only. Peak ~13 kt WNW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:32 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
14:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
15:00
17 kt
24 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
16:00
16 kt
24 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
17:00
14 kt
21 kt
↘ WNW
100%
20°C
18:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
19:00
14 kt
20 kt
↘ WNW
100%
19°C
20:00
13 kt
19 kt
↘ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ WNW
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18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 06:00 4.0mLW 11:40 1.8mHW 18:30 4.0m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 9 kt. Peak wind only 9 kt from WSW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt SE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:28 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 10:17–16:17 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.
OK session — ~17 kt WSW in the green window (14:00–15:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~17 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (11:30–17:30 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Best window detail — 11:28–17:28 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~14 kt in the low-tide window.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt W in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 12:24–18:24 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~12 kt in the low-tide window.
Marginal — ~13 kt, big kites only. Peak ~13 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — larger kites (14 m+) — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:22 — you are riding the last of the light.
Runs out of daylight — ~20 kt SW. Working direction (SW) with ~20 kt for 3 h inside the tide window (13:55–19:00 BST around the low tide). GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot. ★ Gets dark at 19:20 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
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.
