Overview

FC Watersports (Poole) is a water sports center in Poole Harbour, Dorset. The vast sheltered harbour water body offers excellent flat water conditions for all levels.

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Spot forecast for fc watersports

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:06

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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 9.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:19 · 1.2 m Low tide 02:27 · 1 m High tide 05:33 · 1.6 m Low tide 06:56 · 1.5 m High tide 08:52 · 1.7 m Low tide 12:04 · 1.4 m High tide 12:26 · 1.4 m Low tide 14:51 · 1.2 m High tide 17:39 · 1.7 m Low tide 19:47 · 1.5 m High tide 21:00 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:43 · 1.1 m High tide 01:10 · 1.1 m Low tide 02:50 · 1 m High tide 06:16 · 1.7 m Low tide 07:52 · 1.6 m High tide 09:38 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:13 · 1.2 m High tide 13:47 · 1.2 m Low tide 15:11 · 1.2 m High tide 18:21 · 1.7 m Low tide 20:42 · 1.5 m High tide 21:44 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:20 · 0.9 m High tide 06:55 · 1.8 m Low tide 08:49 · 1.6 m High tide 10:18 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:43 · 1.1 m High tide 19:00 · 1.8 m Low tide 21:40 · 1.4 m High tide 22:22 · 1.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:55 · 0.8 m High tide 07:32 · 1.9 m Low tide 09:48 · 1.6 m High tide 10:55 · 1.6 m Low tide 14:18 · 1 m High tide 19:37 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:33 · 0.7 m High tide 08:06 · 2 m Low tide 10:49 · 1.6 m High tide 11:27 · 1.6 m Low tide 14:55 · 0.8 m High tide 20:10 · 2 m

fc watersports: 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

332h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 332 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: fc watersports

Monthly averages — fc watersports — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.0	162 h	8 °C	134 mm
February	24.0	226 h	10 °C	129 mm
March	24.5	258 h	12 °C	84 mm
April	26.5	277 h	14 °C	53 mm
May	28.5	288 h	18 °C	79 mm
June	28.5	357 h	20 °C	29 mm
July	29.5	332 h	22 °C	53 mm
August	28.5	328 h	21 °C	51 mm
September	25.0	255 h	18 °C	106 mm
October	23.0	206 h	15 °C	103 mm
November	22.5	193 h	12 °C	105 mm
December	20.0	175 h	10 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of fc watersports spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, E, ESE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking at the water sports center. Paid.

Hazards

Maritime traffic in the harbour (ferries, boats). Currents at the harbour entrance. Shallows.

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