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)Lighter option: Sun 19 Jul ~12 kt — marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils. 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 ENE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 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 — 18:23–21:09 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Not kiteable today — wind from NE. Peak 11 kt from NE is cross-offshore (side-off) at Hayling Island Beach (Beachlands). Working directions here: E / ESE / SE / SSE / S / SSW ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
16 kt
↓ NNW
23%
17°C
09:00
8 kt
16 kt
↓ NNE
17%
20°C
12:00
7 kt
14 kt
↙ NE
16%
23°C
15:00
10 kt
9 kt
↑ S
16%
24°C
18:00
7 kt
10 kt
↗ SW
8%
23°C
21:00
5 kt
9 kt
↗ WSW
7%
21°C
Wed 22 Jul
HW 05:50 4.0mLW 11:40 1.7mHW 18:20 4.1m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 9 kt. Peak wind only 9 kt from SW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
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.
