Forecast
Sat 18 & Sun 19 July 2026
Saturday’s Greatstone evening session has concluded. Sunday rewards early risers — Minnis Bay’s tide-safe morning window (N ~16 kt, 08:00–09:00 BST) is the pick, Greatstone comes back in the evening (ENE ~19 kt), and Walpole Bay is a marginal big-kite option through the same morning tide.Page updated 19 July 2026 00:09 BST · Forecast data 18 July 2026 23:32 BST · Tide data 18 July 2026 23:31 BST — live data from Windguru (UKV 2km / AROME / GFS / IFS). Always verify and check the latest Windguru forecast which we link to for each spot with the 💨 icon.
This weekend — Sat 18 & Sun 19 July. Saturday’s evening session at Greatstone has now concluded — the pick was NE, most kiteable 18:00–20:00 BST, a solid OK session on a 12 m for those who got out. Today — Sunday: Minnis Bay 💨 is the best of it — a powered-down 12 m session, N holding ~16 kt in the tide-safe morning window, best 08:00–09:00 BST. Greatstone 💨 comes good again in the evening — ENE fills to ~19 kt, best 19:00–20:00 BST as AROME's stronger read comes good (UKV is cooler, ~13 kt, so check Windguru closer to the time) — tide-safe all day. Walpole Bay 💨 shares Minnis’s morning tide window but only marginal — big kites (14 m+), most riders won't get planing. Nothing for beginners today. Always verify and check the latest Windguru forecast which we link to for each spot with the (💨) icon.
Monday backs E (15–24 kt, 14:00–20:00 BST) — Greatstone 💨 is the standout (★★½), with Dymchurch (★★) and Walpole Bay (★) also in range. Tuesday is marginal — a brief N morning session (13–18 kt, 06:00–09:00 BST) only at Walpole Bay, not really worth a special trip. Wednesday swings SW (14–20 kt, 12:00–18:00 BST) — Camber Sands 💨 is the pick (★½), with East Wittering and Littlehampton (★½ each) and Dymchurch (★) also in range (further afield, Old Hunstanton 💨 looks similar at NNE 13–20 kt ★ but it's ~3 h away — not a day trip). Thursday backs N (14–18 kt, 06:00–09:00 BST) for Minnis Bay 💨 ★½, with East Wittering ★½ and Whitstable ★ also in the mix. One to watch: Friday 24 July backs SSW (15–17 kt, 13:00–19:00 BST) for Camber Sands 💨 (★½), with Walpole Bay (★★), Poole (★) and Goring (★½) also in range. Full 7-day grid (per-spot tide windows) on the Spot Comparison page, or the day-by-day breakdown on Next 7 days.
Sunday 19 July — early risers rewarded at Minnis Bay
★★½ Minnis Bay holds ~16 kt N in the tide-safe morning window, best 08:00–09:00 BST. ★½ Greatstone comes good again in the evening (ENE ~19 kt, 19:00–20:00 BST). ★ Walpole Bay is a marginal big-kite option through the same morning tide.
Minnis Bay 💨 is the pick — a powered-down 12 m session, N holding ~16 kt through its tide-safe window (clear of the 05:05 high-water ban), best 08:00–09:00 BST, gusty/squally so rig conservatively. Greatstone 💨 is a genuine second option, back for an evening fill — ENE reaches ~19 kt, best 19:00–20:00 BST as AROME's stronger read comes good (UKV keeps it cooler at ~13 kt, so worth a Windguru check closer to the time), tide-safe all day. Walpole Bay 💨 shares Minnis Bay's morning tide window but only marginal — big kites (14 m+), most riders won't get planing. Nothing for beginners today. Always verify and check the latest Windguru forecast which we link to for each spot with the (💨) icon.
Minnis Bay
5.2m / LW 10:55
1.1m / HW 17:10
5.3m — NO KITING ±2.5 h of HW — no usable beach (falling/low best); this window sits clear of HW
Kiteable — go for it if you're nearby. N holds ~16 kt in the tide-safe window, best 08:00–09:00 BST. Gusty/squally, so rig conservatively — a powered-down 12 m session.
Windguru forecast →Greatstone
1.2m / HW 15:20
7.6m / LW 22:50
1.0m — Low-tide bias; beginners avoid ~90 min either side of HW
Kiteable — go for it. ENE fills to ~19 kt in the evening, best 19:00–20:00 BST, as AROME's stronger read comes good; UKV is cooler at ~13 kt, so it's worth a Windguru check closer to the time. Tide-safe all day.
Windguru forecast →Walpole Bay
4.6m / LW 10:15
1.0m / HW 16:35
4.7m — Low-to-mid tide preferred
Marginal — big kites (14 m+). N holds ~13 kt through the morning, best 07:00–13:00 BST; the day's wind would rate higher, but the tide-safe window catches only the softer end of it. Fine if you're already nearby.
Windguru forecast →Sunday tide times — 19 July (BST)
5.2m
1.1m
5.3m
1.2m
7.6m
1.0m
4.6m
1.0m
4.7m
Tide times: UKHO Admiralty predictions via Admiralty Tidal API. Times in BST, rounded to nearest 5 min.
This weekend (Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jul): Saturday's Greatstone evening session has concluded; Sunday rewards early risers at Minnis Bay, with Greatstone back in the evening. Saturday: Greatstone (★½) held NE, most kiteable high teens (kt) 18:00–20:00 BST — sessions are now done for the day. Sunday: Minnis Bay (★★½) holds ~16 kt N in the tide-safe morning window, best 08:00–09:00 BST; Greatstone (★½) fills to ~19 kt ENE in the evening, best 19:00–20:00 BST; Walpole Bay (★) is a marginal big-kite option through the same morning tide as Minnis. See the 7-day forecast for the week around it — Monday 20 July (E, Greatstone ★★½) looks like the best-looking day of the run. Always check Windguru before heading out.
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