Overview

Chesil Beach est une barre de galets emblématique de 29 km reliant Portland au continent dans le Dorset. Le versant sud fait face à la Manche avec une forte exposition aux houles du sud-ouest.

Spot réservé aux riders expérimentés en raison du shore break puissant et des galets. Le versant nord (côté Fleet Lagoon) offre des conditions plus calmes.

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Spot forecast for Chesil Beach

Sunrise 07:41 · Sunset 18:08

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

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

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:33 · 2.4 m Low tide 03:35 · 1.9 m High tide 04:49 · 2 m Low tide 07:18 · 1.7 m High tide 13:04 · 2.6 m Low tide 16:11 · 2.2 m High tide 16:38 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:04 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:51 · 2.3 m Low tide 03:55 · 2.1 m High tide 05:21 · 2.2 m Low tide 08:26 · 1.6 m High tide 14:32 · 2.5 m Low tide 21:08 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:34 · 2.5 m Low tide 09:28 · 1.4 m High tide 16:30 · 2.8 m Low tide 22:05 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:33 · 2.8 m Low tide 10:24 · 1.2 m High tide 17:27 · 3.1 m Low tide 22:55 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:00 · 3.2 m Low tide 11:14 · 0.9 m High tide 18:09 · 3.5 m Low tide 23:41 · 0.6 m

Chesil Beach: 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

300h

in August · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 300 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 144 mm.

Monthly averages: Chesil Beach

Monthly averages — Chesil Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	135 h	7 °C	117 mm
February	20.5	199 h	9 °C	144 mm
March	19.5	175 h	11 °C	88 mm
April	21.5	207 h	14 °C	70 mm
May	20.0	216 h	17 °C	91 mm
June	23.5	296 h	19 °C	39 mm
July	25.5	276 h	20 °C	55 mm
August	26.5	300 h	21 °C	48 mm
September	16.0	200 h	17 °C	123 mm
October	19.0	186 h	15 °C	107 mm
November	18.5	152 h	12 °C	119 mm
December	16.0	147 h	10 °C	118 mm

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Technical details of Chesil Beach spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

Parking

Parkings à plusieurs accès le long de la plage. Le plus pratique est au niveau de Chesil Cove (Portland) ou Abbotsbury.

Hazards

Shore break violent sur les galets — les entrées et sorties d'eau sont dangereuses. Forts courants. Pas de plage de sable pour poser. Spot sérieux réservé aux experts.

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