Overview

Wingaersheek Beach is a kitesurf spot located in Gloucester, on the north shore of Massachusetts. This beach faces north toward the Essex River estuary and Ipswich Bay. Semi-protected body of water with large sand flats at low tide. Pleasant natural setting on Cape Ann.

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Spot forecast for Wingaersheek

Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:52

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 07:36 · 2.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:28 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:25 · 3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:15 · 1.1 m

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Wingaersheek: 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

277h

in March · 28 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 25 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 277 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is March, with 165 mm.

Monthly averages: Wingaersheek

Monthly averages — Wingaersheek — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	184 h	1 °C	117 mm
February	22.0	204 h	3 °C	65 mm
March	28.0	277 h	8 °C	165 mm
April	27.0	283 h	12 °C	78 mm
May	27.0	252 h	17 °C	100 mm
June	25.0	213 h	24 °C	26 mm
July	26.5	250 h	27 °C	52 mm
August	22.0	169 h	25 °C	95 mm
September	22.0	155 h	21 °C	50 mm
October	24.5	195 h	17 °C	72 mm
November	26.0	211 h	10 °C	76 mm
December	23.0	174 h	2 °C	89 mm

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Technical details of Wingaersheek spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Semi-protected estuary body of water with flat to light chop conditions. Large tidal range – vast sand flats exposed at low tide. Tidal currents in the estuary. Shallow water over great distances.

Hazards

Tidal currents in the estuary. Large tidal range. Cold water year-round – thick wetsuit required. Swimmers in summer. Parking access can be limited.

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