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Minnis Bay

One of the most learner-friendly spots in the south-east: wide, gently-shelving sandy bay facing north. Best in NW, NNW, N, NNE, and NE. Effectively no usable beach at high tide — target the falling tide or low water. Flat to small chop. Free street parking as well as a paid car park. Schools: Tide Watersports, Kite Pirates.

ParkingLaunch area🅿️ Street parking (free, before paid car park)🚻 Public toilets (near sailing club)☕ Minnis Bay Sailing Club & Bay Café🏄 Tide Watersports — kite school🏄 Kite Pirates Kite School Open in Google Maps: Parking • Launch area • Street parking (free, before paid car park) • Public toilets (near sailing club) • Minnis Bay Sailing Club & Bay Café • Tide Watersports — kite school • Kite Pirates Kite School
Region
Kent
Skill level
Beginner-friendly when tide is right
Best tide window
Falling to low tide (no usable beach at HW)
Windguru
Windguru forecast →
Tide station
Whitstable Approaches
Tide data
UKHO Admiralty — 8-day coverage (BST)
Wind data
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km / UKV 2km / HARM-DK 2km / ICON 2.2km / Zephr-HD 2.6km / IFS-HRES 9km / GFS 13km — best-resolution slot wins at each timestamp
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 3 June 2026 06:16 BST
Forecast data: 3 June 2026 00:21 BST
Tide data: 3 June 2026 00:21 BST

Windguru forecast

8-day forecast

Wind scale: <10 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–19 20–29 30+ kt ⚠

Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km → UKV 2km → HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km. At each timestamp the best-resolution model with data wins; gaps in one model are filled from the next. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 8-day window). Always verify on Windguru.

Tue 2 Jun

HW 02:35 5.1m LW 08:45 0.9m HW 14:45 5.1m LW 21:15 0.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from WSW. Peak 14 kt from WSW (15:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
17 kt
↑ SSW
100%
14°C
09:00
10 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
100%
16°C
12:00
7 kt
20 kt
→ W
100%
17°C
15:00
13 kt
33 kt
↗ WSW
69%
17°C
18:00
10 kt
27 kt
↘ WNW
99%
16°C
21:00
8 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
100%
14°C

Wed 3 Jun

HW 03:10 5.0m LW 09:15 0.9m HW 15:20 5.0m LW 21:45 0.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from SSW. Peak 19 kt from SSW (11:00–21:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
18 kt
↗ SW
65%
13°C
09:00
14 kt
27 kt
↗ SW
100%
16°C
12:00
18 kt
33 kt
↗ SSW
100%
15°C
15:00
18 kt
34 kt
↑ SSW
100%
14°C
18:00
18 kt
34 kt
↗ SW
46%
16°C
21:00
18 kt
28 kt
↗ SW
93%
15°C

Thu 4 Jun

HW 03:45 5.0m LW 09:45 1.0m HW 15:55 5.0m LW 22:20 0.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 23 kt from SW (13:00–14:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
15 kt
29 kt
↗ SSW
15%
14°C
09:00
17 kt
31 kt
↗ SW
24%
16°C
12:00
21 kt
32 kt
↗ SW
56%
17°C
15:00
18 kt
27 kt
↗ SW
99%
16°C
18:00
15 kt
28 kt
↗ WSW
70%
15°C
21:00
12 kt
19 kt
↗ WSW
58%
—

Fri 5 Jun

HW 04:25 4.9m LW 10:20 1.1m HW 16:30 4.9m LW 22:55 0.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 16 kt from W (07:00–13:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
13 kt
22 kt
→ WSW
88%
12°C
09:00
11 kt
25 kt
→ W
84%
14°C
12:00
7 kt
22 kt
→ W
93%
15°C
15:00
10 kt
18 kt
→ WSW
99%
16°C
18:00
10 kt
15 kt
→ WSW
88%
16°C

Sat 6 Jun

HW 05:05 4.8m LW 11:00 1.2m HW 17:10 4.8m LW 23:35 0.9m
Not kiteable today — wind from SE. Peak 13 kt from SE (10:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
3 kt
5 kt
↑ S
87%
12°C
09:00
7 kt
16 kt
↖ SE
92%
14°C
12:00
10 kt
19 kt
↖ SE
98%
15°C
15:00
10 kt
20 kt
↖ SE
98%
16°C
18:00
10 kt
14 kt
↗ SW
74%
17°C

Sun 7 Jun

HW 05:45 4.7m LW 11:40 1.3m HW 17:50 4.8m
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 13 kt from W (07:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
11 kt
18 kt
→ WSW
100%
13°C
10:00
13 kt
21 kt
→ W
44%
14°C
13:00
13 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
95%
15°C
16:00
8 kt
10 kt
↖ ESE
4%
16°C
19:00
10 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
27%
18°C

Mon 8 Jun

LW 00:25 1.0m
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 11 kt from SW (10:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
8 kt
12 kt
→ WSW
100%
14°C
10:00
9 kt
12 kt
→ W
60%
16°C
13:00
8 kt
14 kt
→ WSW
39%
17°C
16:00
1 kt
10 kt
↖ SE
34%
19°C
19:00
11 kt
18 kt
↗ SW
96%
19°C

Tue 9 Jun

No tide data
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 12 kt from SW (07:00–16:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Minnis Bay — working dirs: NW / NNW / N / NNE / NE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
12 kt
18 kt
↗ SW
97%
15°C
10:00
7 kt
9 kt
→ WSW
—
18°C
13:00
9 kt
15 kt
↘ NNW
100%
20°C
16:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
41%
21°C
19:00
6 kt
11 kt
↙ NE
31%
20°C
Tide times: UKHO Admiralty predictions via Admiralty Tidal API. Times in BST, rounded to nearest 5 min. Wind & temperature: Windguru multi-model composite (AROME-FR / UKV / HARM-DK / ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS — best resolution per timestamp). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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.