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Saint Lawrence Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate level 51.72 | 0.82

Overview

Saint Lawrence Bay is a spot on the Blackwater estuary in Essex. The bay offers estuarine sailing conditions with flat water. Active leisure boating area with a caravan park nearby.

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Spot forecast for Saint Lawrence Bay

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 17:53

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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 8.5 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 Now01:091.6 m07:163.5 m13:441.2 m20:053.4 m02:091.6 m08:273.6 m14:431.1 m21:143.6 m03:091.4 m09:313.8 m15:390.9 m22:114 m04:051.2 m10:264.1 m16:310.7 m23:004.3 m04:581 m11:144.4 m17:210.5 m23:444.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 4.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 4.6 m

Saint Lawrence Bay: 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

231h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 231 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is January, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 86 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint Lawrence Bay
Monthly averages — Saint Lawrence Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 70 h 7 °C 57 mm
February 13.5 101 h 9 °C 86 mm
March 18.0 167 h 12 °C 39 mm
April 21.0 219 h 15 °C 45 mm
May 23.0 231 h 18 °C 42 mm
June 13.5 124 h 21 °C 21 mm
July 15.0 133 h 22 °C 59 mm
August 13.0 138 h 24 °C 16 mm
September 17.5 163 h 19 °C 55 mm
October 14.0 115 h 15 °C 69 mm
November 15.0 105 h 11 °C 65 mm
December 13.5 96 h 9 °C 41 mm

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Technical details of Saint Lawrence Bay spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions 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, SSE, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Parking in the village of St Lawrence. Access via the coastal road.

Hazards

Tidal currents in the estuary. Extensive mudflats at low tide. Moored boats. Shallow water.

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