Overview

Uncle Tom's is a spot on the Thames Estuary in Essex, near Southend-on-Sea. Estuarine sailing area with expanses of sand and mud at low tide.

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Spot forecast for Uncle Tom’s

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 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:21 · 1.7 m High tide 07:40 · 3.8 m Low tide 13:56 · 1.3 m High tide 20:22 · 3.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:21 · 1.7 m High tide 08:45 · 3.9 m Low tide 14:54 · 1.2 m High tide 21:25 · 3.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:20 · 1.5 m High tide 09:45 · 4.1 m Low tide 15:51 · 0.9 m High tide 22:21 · 4.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:17 · 1.3 m High tide 10:38 · 4.4 m Low tide 16:44 · 0.7 m High tide 23:10 · 4.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:10 · 1.1 m High tide 11:26 · 4.7 m Low tide 17:34 · 0.5 m High tide 23:55 · 5 m

Uncle Tom’s: 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

217h

in May · 24.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, August and April, at 24 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is October, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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 February, with 84 mm.

Monthly averages: Uncle Tom’s

Monthly averages — Uncle Tom’s — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	117 h	7 °C	54 mm
February	17.5	166 h	9 °C	84 mm
March	21.0	212 h	11 °C	43 mm
April	23.5	248 h	14 °C	41 mm
May	24.5	217 h	17 °C	41 mm
June	22.0	204 h	21 °C	25 mm
July	19.0	185 h	22 °C	71 mm
August	24.5	232 h	23 °C	19 mm
September	23.0	216 h	19 °C	54 mm
October	14.5	137 h	15 °C	73 mm
November	15.5	117 h	11 °C	52 mm
December	20.5	154 h	9 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of Uncle Tom’s spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking near the seafront. Foreshore access.

Hazards

Mudflats. Tidal currents in the Thames Estuary. Shallow water. Maritime traffic.

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