Overview

Brightlingsea is a small coastal town in Essex located on the Colne estuary. The spot offers varied sailing conditions with flat water areas in the creek and more exposed areas in the estuary. Sandy and muddy bottom depending on the tides.

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Spot forecast for brightlingsea

Sunrise 07:29 · 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 6.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:08 · 1.6 m High tide 07:16 · 3.5 m Low tide 13:44 · 1.2 m High tide 20:05 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:09 · 1.6 m High tide 08:27 · 3.6 m Low tide 14:43 · 1.1 m High tide 21:14 · 3.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:08 · 1.4 m High tide 09:31 · 3.8 m Low tide 15:38 · 0.9 m High tide 22:11 · 3.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:05 · 1.2 m High tide 10:26 · 4.1 m Low tide 16:31 · 0.7 m High tide 23:00 · 4.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:57 · 1 m High tide 11:14 · 4.3 m Low tide 17:21 · 0.5 m High tide 23:44 · 4.6 m

brightlingsea: 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

326h

in May · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 326 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 84 mm.

Monthly averages: brightlingsea

Monthly averages — brightlingsea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	150 h	7 °C	61 mm
February	20.5	189 h	9 °C	84 mm
March	25.5	269 h	11 °C	41 mm
April	29.0	317 h	14 °C	41 mm
May	29.5	326 h	17 °C	50 mm
June	26.0	282 h	21 °C	21 mm
July	24.5	263 h	22 °C	72 mm
August	27.0	303 h	23 °C	18 mm
September	26.5	277 h	19 °C	46 mm
October	20.5	180 h	15 °C	63 mm
November	21.5	165 h	11 °C	66 mm
December	23.0	175 h	9 °C	42 mm

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Technical details of brightlingsea spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking available near the seafront and promenade. Easy access to the beach.

Hazards

Strong tidal currents in the Colne estuary. Mud and sand banks exposed at low tide. Maritime traffic (sailboats, fishing boats). Shallow water over large areas at low tide.

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