Quieter Solent beach near Fareham, well-positioned for westerly/north-westerly winds. Works in SW through NW — the westerly arc gives cross-shore conditions along this south-facing stretch. Rideable at any tide state, making it a flexible option when Hayling is busy. Also listed by Airzone as Meon Shore / Titchfield Haven — same beach. School: Airzone Kitesurf School (since 2002, run by Berny & Zoe Maginn).
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Hill Head / Meon Shore on the Solent, faces ~SSW toward the Isle of Wight. OVER-LAND/Solent geometry: SW–W work cleanest off the water; NW is side-off (cross-offshore over the land); the S/SE onshore quadrant is partly Solent-sheltered and carried as PROVISIONAL (orange — capped at marginal until locals confirm). N–NE 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 Hillhead (Meon Shore / Titchfield Haven)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 (+6 kt). Wind varies through the day - most kiteable 15:00-18:00 (~16 kt). Also kiteable: Wed 9 Sep (~16 kt). 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.
Marginal — ~15 kt, big kites only. Peak ~15 kt WNW in the tide window. marginal — larger kites (14 m+) — 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
16 kt
20 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
15:00
17 kt
23 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
16:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
17:00
15 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
18:00
14 kt
20 kt
↘ WNW
100%
19°C
19:00
14 kt
19 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
20:00
15 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
14 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
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17°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:55 3.8mLW 10:55 2.0mHW 18:35 3.8m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 8 kt. Peak wind only 8 kt from WNW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt SE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 10:04–16:04 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~11 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 (11:20–17:20 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. Wind crosses land/hills to reach the beach — expect it gustier and a touch lighter than clean over-the-sea wind.
Best window detail — 11:20–17:20 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 — ~13 kt, big kites only. Peak ~13 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 — 12:19–18:19 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~13 kt in the low-tide window.
OK session — ~18 kt WSW in the green window (17:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~18 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (13:05–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. Wind crosses land/hills to reach the beach — expect it gustier and a touch lighter than clean over-the-sea wind.
Runs out of daylight — ~18 kt SW. Working direction (SW) with ~18 kt for 3 h inside the tide window (13:50–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. SW grades cross-onshore (side-on) here but is 2.5° off onshore — effectively the better of the two. Wind crosses land/hills to reach the beach — expect it gustier and a touch lighter than clean over-the-sea wind. ★ 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.
