Lyme Regis kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 50.72 | -2.94

Overview

Lyme Regis (duplicate) — same spot as the previous one. Beach on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, facing south.
Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Lyme Regis

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:10

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:332.6 m03:462 m04:432.1 m07:181.7 m13:042.8 m20:021.6 m01:492.5 m04:092.3 m05:132.3 m08:251.7 m14:282.8 m21:051.4 m03:422.6 m04:432.6 m05:092.6 m09:261.5 m16:103 m22:011.2 m05:143 m10:211.2 m17:163.4 m22:510.8 m05:513.5 m11:110.9 m18:023.7 m23:370.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Lyme Regis: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

219h

in August · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 19 rideable days a month and 219 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A September: 12 rideable days S October: 14.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days11 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 12 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A September: 12 rideable days S October: 14.5 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days11 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Lyme Regis
Monthly averages — Lyme Regis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.0 94 h 7 °C 128 mm
February 15.0 140 h 9 °C 149 mm
March 17.0 178 h 11 °C 94 mm
April 16.5 175 h 13 °C 95 mm
May 16.5 145 h 17 °C 88 mm
June 19.5 173 h 20 °C 42 mm
July 19.5 164 h 21 °C 70 mm
August 22.5 219 h 21 °C 38 mm
September 12.0 129 h 17 °C 147 mm
October 14.5 142 h 15 °C 114 mm
November 14.5 125 h 11 °C 129 mm
December 11.0 97 h 9 °C 118 mm

Photo gallery of Lyme Regis

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Lyme Regis spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: E, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Paid car parks in Lyme Regis.
Hazards
Currents around the Cobb. Rocks. Unstable cliffs.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

West Bay Harbour12.7 kmsource channelcoast

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from West Bay Harbour weather station are reserved for Premium members.

  • Real-time readings
  • Last 48 hours history
  • Custom alerts
  • Extended weather forecasts
Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Lyme Regis

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: England

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français