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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Adjacent to East Beach. Reveals ankle- to waist-deep lagoons at low tide — a favourite for freestyle, freeride, and improving riders. Works in W, SW, S, SE, and E. Most riders switch to East Beach as the tide comes in. Butter-flat channels when the banks are exposed. The spot gets busy, and mussel beds mean booties are strongly recommended. Paid Southend Council parking nearby. School: Essex Kitesurf School (mobile, Southend-based).

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Region
Essex
Skill level
Beginner-friendly when tide is right
Best tide window
90–120 minutes either side of low tide
Community rating
7/10
Windguru
Windguru forecast →
Tide station
Southend-On-Sea
Tide data
UKHO Admiralty — 7-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, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.

Tue 2 Jun

HW 02:20 5.6m LW 08:20 0.9m HW 14:35 5.4m LW 20:55 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 19 kt W around 12:00–18:00 BST. Working direction (W) at Uncle Tom’s Cabin with peak 19 kt at 18:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
14 kt
18 kt
↑ SSW
100%
15°C
09:00
12 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
100%
16°C
12:00
14 kt
23 kt
→ WSW
100%
17°C
15:00
16 kt
29 kt
→ WSW
100%
17°C
18:00
13 kt
25 kt
→ W
100%
15°C
21:00
14 kt
18 kt
→ W
100%
14°C

Wed 3 Jun

HW 02:55 5.5m LW 08:50 0.9m HW 15:10 5.4m LW 21:25 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 26 kt SW around 13:00–18:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at Uncle Tom’s Cabin with peak 26 kt at 17:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
13 kt
19 kt
↗ WSW
96%
13°C
09:00
18 kt
26 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
12:00
23 kt
30 kt
↗ SSW
100%
15°C
15:00
26 kt
34 kt
↗ SSW
71%
14°C
18:00
23 kt
35 kt
↗ SW
59%
16°C
21:00
20 kt
31 kt
↗ SW
39%
15°C

Thu 4 Jun

HW 03:35 5.4m LW 09:20 1.0m HW 15:45 5.3m LW 22:00 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 24 kt SW around 05:00–18:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at Uncle Tom’s Cabin with peak 24 kt at 12:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
19 kt
29 kt
↗ SSW
31%
14°C
09:00
21 kt
33 kt
↗ SW
33%
16°C
12:00
22 kt
35 kt
↗ SW
56%
16°C
15:00
18 kt
26 kt
↗ WSW
85%
16°C
18:00
17 kt
27 kt
→ WSW
77%
15°C
21:00
12 kt
18 kt
↗ WSW
69%
—

Fri 5 Jun

HW 04:10 5.3m LW 09:55 1.1m HW 16:20 5.2m LW 22:35 0.8m
Kiteable — peak 16 kt WSW around 07:00–16:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Uncle Tom’s Cabin with peak 16 kt at 10:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
12 kt
25 kt
→ WSW
91%
12°C
09:00
10 kt
26 kt
→ WSW
93%
14°C
12:00
10 kt
24 kt
→ WSW
93%
16°C
15:00
11 kt
24 kt
→ WSW
93%
16°C
18:00
9 kt
14 kt
→ W
96%
16°C

Sat 6 Jun

HW 04:50 5.2m LW 10:35 1.2m HW 17:00 5.1m LW 23:15 0.9m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 15 kt. Peak 15 kt from SE around 13:00–16:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
6 kt
10 kt
↑ S
99%
12°C
09:00
8 kt
15 kt
↖ SE
96%
14°C
12:00
9 kt
20 kt
↖ ESE
100%
14°C
15:00
9 kt
24 kt
↖ SE
100%
15°C
18:00
10 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
92%
17°C

Sun 7 Jun

HW 05:30 5.0m LW 11:20 1.3m HW 17:45 5.0m LW 00:00 1.0m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 13 kt. Peak 13 kt from W around 07:00–13:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
12 kt
19 kt
→ W
99%
12°C
10:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
100%
15°C
13:00
12 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
99%
18°C
16:00
7 kt
11 kt
↗ SW
41%
19°C
19:00
8 kt
11 kt
→ WSW
12%
18°C

Mon 8 Jun

No tide data
Low-wind specialist day — peak 13 kt. Peak 13 kt from SW around 19:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
7 kt
12 kt
→ WSW
99%
13°C
10:00
9 kt
12 kt
↗ WSW
59%
16°C
13:00
8 kt
13 kt
→ WSW
30%
19°C
16:00
6 kt
9 kt
→ WSW
67%
20°C
19:00
13 kt
19 kt
↗ SW
97%
19°C

Tue 9 Jun

No tide data
Marginal — light wind, peak 12 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 12 kt from SW around 07:00–16:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
12 kt
17 kt
↗ WSW
100%
15°C
10:00
9 kt
11 kt
↗ SW
6%
18°C
13:00
9 kt
14 kt
↘ NW
100%
21°C
16:00
12 kt
14 kt
↗ SW
66%
22°C
19:00
6 kt
9 kt
↓ NNW
33%
21°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.