Sheltered tidal lagoon behind the Colne estuary — a specialist flat-water freeride/freestyle spot at its best when the wind has a W or SW component around high tide. Butter-flat and great for progression, but intermediate-plus due to estuary character, technical launches, and limited parking. Set against the backdrop of a historic Martello Tower. Schools nearby: Push Kiting. Note: NO public toilets at the spot — plan accordingly (Ferry Boat Inn / Martello tearoom for customers).
Public-model blend: Met Office UKV 2km (direct), Met Office Global 10km (direct), AROME-FR, IFS-HRES, ICON, GFS (via Open-Meteo) and MET Norway, averaged across every model that covers each hour, out to day 7; temperature from the Met Office feeds
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Page rebuilt: 25 October 2026 16:20 GMT Forecast data: 25 October 2026 15:30 GMT Tide data: 25 October 2026 16:20 GMT
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days(chart datum at Clacton-On-Sea)
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Faces SW/SSW across the mouth of the Colne estuary — sheltered, estuary chop. Working winds are the W–SW quadrant; offshore/blocked is from the NE (over St Osyth).
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Point ClearBest of the week: Tue 27 Oct, ~20 kt around 06:00–09:00 BST (GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot) — very gusty (+13 kt), hard work, good kiters only. Also kiteable: Mon 26 Oct (~17 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 ⚠
Public-model blend, for the full 7 days: The Met Office UKV 2km and Global 10km runs are read directly from the Met Office open-data feeds; AROME-FR 1.3km, IFS-HRES 9km, ICON and GFS come via Open-Meteo, plus MET Norway. Direction is a circular mean; gusts average only the models that publish an hourly-maximum gust. These numbers are raw model output with no coastal correction, so in the same weather they can read a little lighter than a coastally-corrected forecast — treat them as a floor rather than a ceiling. Temperature is from the Met Office runs (interpolated between 3-hourly steps on later days). No sea-state data is available. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 7-day window). The Windguru widget above is the unmodified Windguru forecast and is a useful cross-check.
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~16 kt WSW in the tide window but the ≥15 kt stretch lasts under 2 hours — not a full session for a long drive; locals already nearby might grab it. ★ Gets dark at 17:53 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Confidence: looking solid — 85% chance of 12 kt+ in the window · Met Office ensemble, next 54 h
Best window detail — 07:49–13:49 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~24 kt in the high-tide window. Early-bird session — on the water near sunrise; allow ~2 h for the drive.
OK session — ~17 kt S in the green window (12:00–14:00 BST). Working direction (S) with ~17 kt for 3 h inside the tide window (08:30–14:30 BST around the high tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Confidence: could go either way — 60% chance of 15 kt+ in the window; 32% it reaches the 9–12 m sweet spot · Met Office ensemble, next 54 h
Best window detail — 08:29–14:29 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~16 kt in the high-tide window. Early-bird session — on the water near sunrise; allow ~2 h for the drive.
OK session — ~16 kt SW in the green window (10:00–12:00 BST). Working direction (SW) with ~16 kt for 3 h inside the tide window (09:10–15:10 BST around the high tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Best window detail — 09:11–15:11 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~15 kt in the high-tide window.
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.
