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St. Leonards on Sea / East Sussex kitesurf spot
United Kingdom · England
Overview
Spot just west of Hastings town. Parking nearby and pebble beach with enough space to launch, especially at low tide. Metal barrier at the top of the beach along the coastal footpath to attach and launch/land alone, as well as wooden posts forming numerous wave breakers perpendicular to the beach. Water quickly gets deep especially at high tide, but kilometers of beach length to exit if needed and with very few people even in mid-summer. Compared to other spots further east and requiring longer drives like Camber Sands (45') or Greatstone (1h), besides the proximity to Hastings (5') and parking, the tidal variation remains more moderate, which avoids seeing the water recede over long distances at low tide as in the aforementioned spots. Some local kitesurfers use the spot regularly and are pleasant to interact with.
Spot forecast for St. Leonards on Sea / East Sussex
Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 17:55
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.6 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October High tide · 5.6 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 5.5 m
- Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 5.8 m Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 5.9 m
- Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.7 m High tide · 6.3 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 6.4 m
- Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 6.8 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 6.9 m
- Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 7.2 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 7.3 m
St. Leonards on Sea / East Sussex: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
227h
in July · 23.5 rideable days
The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 227 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 13.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 132 mm.
Monthly averages: St. Leonards on Sea / East Sussex
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.5 | 123 h | 7 °C | 90 mm |
| February | 17.5 | 162 h | 9 °C | 125 mm |
| March | 16.0 | 133 h | 11 °C | 57 mm |
| April | 15.0 | 162 h | 14 °C | 55 mm |
| May | 15.5 | 157 h | 17 °C | 62 mm |
| June | 21.5 | 259 h | 19 °C | 26 mm |
| July | 23.5 | 227 h | 21 °C | 101 mm |
| August | 23.0 | 227 h | 21 °C | 40 mm |
| September | 17.0 | 187 h | 18 °C | 132 mm |
| October | 15.5 | 144 h | 15 °C | 89 mm |
| November | 13.5 | 112 h | 11 °C | 80 mm |
| December | 16.0 | 134 h | 9 °C | 60 mm |
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Technical details of St. Leonards on Sea / East Sussex spot
The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
Spot open all year round.
- Required level
- Intermediate
Parking
Parking nearby and parking spaces on the road right next to it as well. Height restriction barriers may be present - check before arriving. No showers or toilets available.
Wind specificities
All winds from West-South-West to East-South-East.
Hazards
No dangers apart from the pebble beach, which isn't very large, and the wave breakers perpendicular to the beach.
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