Hayling Island has two launch points: this one run by CBK (you need a day pass or membership from CBK) near the Inn on the Beach, and the other a Public Beach launch from the Chichester Beach car park, generally 500–800 m downwind of here. CBK is the longest-running kitesurf school in the UK (since 1999), with a structured environment and rescue cover. Outstanding flat-water Solent spot: broad E-through-W range, best at low to mid water (avoid ~1 hour either side of HW). The sandbar off this CBK launch beach forms a flat lagoon >1 km out around 4 hours either side of low tide, with more open-sea texture beyond. (Forecast and tides are shared with the rest of Hayling Island.)
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Hayling West/CBK faces ~SSW, same island as Hayling (shares the Windguru series). E-through-W working; N is offshore.
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 — West Beach (CBK)Lighter option: Wed 29 Jul ~14 kt — marginal — larger kites (14 m+). AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~2 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.
Wed 29 Jul
LW 05:25 1.2mHW 12:35 4.4mLW 17:40 1.4m
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 14:40–20:40 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 15:15–20:54 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt WNW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 15:52–20:53 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~8 kt in the low-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 16:29–20:51 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
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.
