Overview

Duck Pond (Exmouth) is a small sheltered water body in the Exe estuary in Devon. Ideal for beginners and freestyle in flat water at high tide.

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Spot forecast for duck pond

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:12

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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 6.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:33 · 2.9 m Low tide 07:18 · 1.9 m High tide 13:05 · 3 m Low tide 20:02 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:50 · 2.8 m Low tide 08:26 · 1.8 m High tide 14:28 · 3.1 m Low tide 21:05 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:29 · 2.9 m Low tide 09:26 · 1.5 m High tide 15:59 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:01 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:52 · 3.3 m Low tide 10:21 · 1.2 m High tide 17:06 · 3.7 m Low tide 22:50 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:40 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:10 · 0.9 m High tide 17:54 · 4 m Low tide 23:36 · 0.6 m

duck pond: 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

241h

in August · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 21 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 135 mm.

Monthly averages: duck pond

Monthly averages — duck pond — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	133 h	8 °C	135 mm
February	19.5	181 h	10 °C	128 mm
March	17.5	202 h	11 °C	84 mm
April	21.5	212 h	14 °C	119 mm
May	20.0	180 h	17 °C	83 mm
June	20.5	205 h	19 °C	33 mm
July	19.5	172 h	21 °C	88 mm
August	25.0	241 h	21 °C	33 mm
September	17.5	180 h	17 °C	127 mm
October	19.0	168 h	15 °C	106 mm
November	18.5	157 h	12 °C	126 mm
December	14.5	116 h	10 °C	116 mm

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Technical details of duck pond 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: Beginner

Parking

Parking along Exmouth seafront.

Hazards

Very restricted water body. Watch out for boats in the estuary. The water body disappears at low tide.

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