Hoo Marina kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 51.41 | 0.58

Overview

Hoo Marina is an estuarine spot in Kent, on the Medway in the Hoo Peninsula area. Sheltered marina water with estuarine conditions. Active boating area.
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Spot forecast for Hoo Marina

Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 17:54

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 3.8 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m
  • High tide · 3.7 m
  • Low tide · 1.7 m

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Hoo Marina: 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

344h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in July, with 344 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 29 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days24 d O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 29 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days24 d O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 88 mm.

Monthly averages: Hoo Marina
Monthly averages — Hoo Marina — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.5 234 h 7 °C 63 mm
February 25.5 263 h 9 °C 88 mm
March 25.5 270 h 12 °C 46 mm
April 28.5 357 h 15 °C 51 mm
May 26.0 338 h 18 °C 43 mm
June 28.0 385 h 21 °C 30 mm
July 29.5 344 h 22 °C 64 mm
August 29.0 358 h 23 °C 17 mm
September 28.0 328 h 19 °C 55 mm
October 24.0 240 h 15 °C 70 mm
November 25.5 215 h 11 °C 51 mm
December 26.0 224 h 9 °C 44 mm

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Technical details of Hoo Marina spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, 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
Parking
Hoo Marina car park. Water access from the marina facilities.
Hazards
Maritime traffic in the Medway estuary. Tidal currents. Moored boats. Mudflats.

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