Overview

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Shingle Point is a spot on the Blackwater estuary in Essex. A shingle and sand point offering estuarine conditions. An isolated and wild spot on the Blackwater marshes.

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Spot forecast for Shingle Point

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 17:52

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:09 · 1.6 m High tide 07:16 · 3.5 m Low tide 13:44 · 1.2 m High tide 20:05 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:09 · 1.6 m High tide 08:27 · 3.6 m Low tide 14:43 · 1.1 m High tide 21:14 · 3.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:09 · 1.4 m High tide 09:31 · 3.8 m Low tide 15:39 · 0.9 m High tide 22:11 · 4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:05 · 1.2 m High tide 10:26 · 4.1 m Low tide 16:31 · 0.7 m High tide 23:00 · 4.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:58 · 1 m High tide 11:14 · 4.4 m Low tide 17:21 · 0.5 m High tide 23:44 · 4.6 m

Shingle Point: 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

259h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 84 mm.

Monthly averages: Shingle Point

Monthly averages — Shingle Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	76 h	7 °C	61 mm
February	13.0	106 h	9 °C	84 mm
March	19.5	189 h	11 °C	40 mm
April	22.5	230 h	14 °C	40 mm
May	24.0	259 h	18 °C	48 mm
June	14.0	150 h	21 °C	21 mm
July	18.0	159 h	22 °C	68 mm
August	16.5	161 h	23 °C	17 mm
September	18.0	176 h	19 °C	48 mm
October	13.5	121 h	15 °C	65 mm
November	15.5	106 h	11 °C	66 mm
December	15.0	100 h	9 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of Shingle Point spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Limited parking. Access via paths through the marshes.

Hazards

Tidal currents in the Blackwater estuary. Mudflats. Isolated beach. Shingle.

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