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Bembridge, Silver Sands kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 50.69 | -1.09

Overview

Bembridge Silver Sands is a sandy beach on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. The east-facing spot looks out over the Solent and the open sea. A family-friendly beach with fine sand and relatively calm waters.

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Spot forecast for Bembridge, Silver Sands

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:02

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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 2.2 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 Now00:141.6 m07:373.1 m13:081.8 m20:013 m01:441.5 m08:513.3 m14:301.6 m21:103.2 m02:461.3 m09:443.5 m15:211.4 m22:013.4 m03:311.1 m10:283.7 m15:591.1 m22:443.7 m04:090.9 m11:074 m16:320.9 m23:253.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m

Bembridge, Silver Sands: 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

176h

in April · 17.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 16 rideable days a month and 176 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is June, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J July: 9 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d A September: 11 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J July: 9 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d A September: 11 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 143 mm.

Monthly averages: Bembridge, Silver Sands
Monthly averages — Bembridge, Silver Sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 85 h 7 °C 108 mm
February 9.0 90 h 9 °C 123 mm
March 14.0 130 h 11 °C 70 mm
April 17.5 176 h 13 °C 57 mm
May 17.5 158 h 17 °C 53 mm
June 8.5 87 h 20 °C 25 mm
July 9.0 72 h 21 °C 57 mm
August 8.5 103 h 21 °C 31 mm
September 11.0 116 h 18 °C 143 mm
October 10.0 90 h 15 °C 110 mm
November 13.0 106 h 12 °C 101 mm
December 9.0 79 h 10 °C 86 mm

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Technical details of Bembridge, Silver Sands spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Parking in Bembridge. Beach access on foot.
Hazards
Tidal currents at the entrance to the Solent. Rocks and rocky foreshore. Maritime traffic. Bembridge Fort offshore.

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