North-facing spot with a very broad wind range. The Point gives the best flat-water conditions at low-to-mid tide when the sandbanks show — ideal for freestyle and blasting. The Street is the neighbouring launch on the same stretch, used when the spit is exposed on that side. As the tide rises it gets choppier but remains workable for experienced riders. Beginner windows exist when the banks are showing and conditions are light. Schools & shops: Kitesurf Kent School, Tide Watersports, Boardworx.
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Tankerton/Whitstable, North Kent, faces ~N into the estuary. Wide W-through-E onshore arc; S is offshore over the land.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at WhitstableLighter option: Fri 4 Sep ~18 kt — an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. 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.
Fri 4 Sep
HW 05:40 4.8mLW 11:55 1.2mHW 18:05 5.0m
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~17 kt W 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 19:32 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 08:55–14:55 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~17 kt in the low-tide window.
Marginal — ~14 kt, big kites only. Peak ~14 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — larger kites (14 m+) — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:26 — you are riding the last of the light.
Best window detail — 13:16–19:16 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Runs out of daylight — ~16 kt WSW. Working direction (WSW) with ~16 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (05:00–07:55 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. Early-bird window (low water before 08:30) — fine if you can get there, but on the early side for most. ★ Gets dark at 19:24 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 14:40–19:29 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
TimeWindGustDir
16:00 ★20 ktg29NW
19:00 ★13 ktg17W
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
15 kt
27 kt
↗ SW
99%
16°C
09:00
14 kt
24 kt
↗ SSW
67%
16°C
12:00
15 kt
19 kt
→ WSW
16%
18°C
15:00
14 kt
19 kt
→ W
39%
20°C
18:00
14 kt
17 kt
→ W
69%
19°C
Wed 9 Sep
LW 06:00 1.2mHW 12:10 5.0mLW 18:45 0.6m
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.
Not kiteable today — wind from SSW. Peak 15 kt from SSW is cross-offshore (side-off) at Whitstable. Working directions here: W / WNW / NW / NNW / N / NNE ….
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.
