Overview

Lepe Beach is a beach in Hampshire on the Solent coast, in Lepe Country Park. The south-facing spot faces the Solent and the Isle of Wight. A historic D-Day site with remnants of landing ramps.

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Spot forecast for Lepe Beach

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:03

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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 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:02 · 1.3 m High tide 05:46 · 2.4 m Low tide 07:31 · 2.3 m High tide 08:25 · 2.3 m Low tide 14:34 · 1.5 m High tide 18:03 · 2.4 m Low tide 20:09 · 2.2 m High tide 20:38 · 2.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:44 · 1.2 m High tide 06:44 · 2.5 m Low tide 08:01 · 2.4 m High tide 09:23 · 2.5 m Low tide 15:13 · 1.3 m High tide 19:00 · 2.5 m Low tide 20:39 · 2.3 m High tide 21:36 · 2.4 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:13 · 1.1 m High tide 07:46 · 2.5 m Low tide 08:36 · 2.5 m High tide 10:08 · 2.6 m Low tide 15:39 · 1.2 m High tide 19:59 · 2.5 m Low tide 21:19 · 2.4 m High tide 22:19 · 2.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:22 · 0.9 m High tide 08:55 · 2.7 m Low tide 09:09 · 2.7 m High tide 10:47 · 2.7 m Low tide 15:42 · 1.1 m High tide 20:58 · 2.6 m Low tide 22:05 · 2.6 m High tide 22:55 · 2.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:40 · 0.8 m High tide 11:18 · 2.9 m Low tide 16:00 · 0.9 m High tide 21:57 · 2.8 m

Lepe Beach: 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

322h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 322 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Lepe Beach

Monthly averages — Lepe Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	122 h	7 °C	112 mm
February	19.5	181 h	9 °C	124 mm
March	21.0	202 h	12 °C	70 mm
April	23.5	233 h	14 °C	45 mm
May	22.0	231 h	18 °C	59 mm
June	27.0	322 h	20 °C	29 mm
July	27.0	283 h	21 °C	57 mm
August	25.5	277 h	22 °C	47 mm
September	18.0	201 h	18 °C	117 mm
October	17.5	161 h	15 °C	103 mm
November	18.5	141 h	12 °C	90 mm
December	16.5	138 h	10 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Lepe Beach spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Paid Lepe Country Park parking. Direct beach access from the park.

Hazards

Strong currents in the Solent. Dense maritime traffic (tankers, ferries, pleasure craft). Shingle. D-Day remnants in the water.

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