Overview

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Horse Shoe Point is a spot on the Lincolnshire coast, on the Humber estuary. A sand and mud point with vast expanses at low tide. An isolated spot in the coastal marshes.

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Spot forecast for Horse Shoe Point

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 17:52

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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 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:04 · 5 m Low tide 07:05 · 2.7 m High tide 13:46 · 4.7 m Low tide 19:24 · 3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:46 · 5.1 m Low tide 08:27 · 2.4 m High tide 15:19 · 5 m Low tide 20:44 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:10 · 5.4 m Low tide 09:27 · 2 m High tide 16:05 · 5.4 m Low tide 21:42 · 2.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:57 · 5.7 m Low tide 10:12 · 1.6 m High tide 16:40 · 5.8 m Low tide 22:28 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:34 · 6.1 m Low tide 10:52 · 1.3 m High tide 17:10 · 6.2 m Low tide 23:08 · 1.7 m

Horse Shoe Point: 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

309h

in May · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 309 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is October, at 10 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 89 mm.

Monthly averages: Horse Shoe Point

Monthly averages — Horse Shoe Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	105 h	6 °C	59 mm
February	12.0	104 h	9 °C	54 mm
March	17.0	167 h	11 °C	44 mm
April	21.0	224 h	13 °C	37 mm
May	25.5	309 h	16 °C	56 mm
June	22.5	212 h	20 °C	37 mm
July	24.5	260 h	21 °C	73 mm
August	19.0	175 h	21 °C	10 mm
September	15.5	176 h	17 °C	48 mm
October	10.0	98 h	14 °C	39 mm
November	12.0	97 h	10 °C	89 mm
December	13.5	96 h	8 °C	66 mm

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Technical details of Horse Shoe Point spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, W, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Limited access. Informal parking at the end of country roads.

Hazards

Mudflats and quicksand. Humber estuary tidal currents. Very isolated beach. Rapidly rising tide.

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