Overview

Fraisthorpe is a sandy beach south of Bridlington in East Yorkshire. Long and quiet beach facing east towards the North Sea. Less crowded than Bridlington.

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Spot forecast for fraisthorpe

Sunrise 07:38 · 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 5.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 06:23 · 2.4 m High tide 12:44 · 4.1 m Low tide 18:40 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:56 · 4.5 m Low tide 07:52 · 2.2 m High tide 14:24 · 4.4 m Low tide 20:05 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:13 · 4.7 m Low tide 08:47 · 1.8 m High tide 15:14 · 4.7 m Low tide 21:01 · 2.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:03 · 5 m Low tide 09:29 · 1.4 m High tide 15:50 · 5.1 m Low tide 21:43 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:43 · 5.3 m Low tide 10:06 · 1.1 m High tide 16:21 · 5.4 m Low tide 22:21 · 1.5 m

fraisthorpe: 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

298h

in May · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 298 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: fraisthorpe

Monthly averages — fraisthorpe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	43 h	6 °C	70 mm
February	9.0	83 h	8 °C	57 mm
March	18.5	170 h	10 °C	46 mm
April	20.0	211 h	12 °C	58 mm
May	23.5	298 h	15 °C	44 mm
June	13.5	113 h	19 °C	32 mm
July	21.5	205 h	20 °C	54 mm
August	13.5	130 h	20 °C	10 mm
September	18.5	181 h	16 °C	79 mm
October	8.0	70 h	13 °C	59 mm
November	8.5	61 h	10 °C	117 mm
December	9.5	70 h	8 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of fraisthorpe spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Car park at the end of the road. Paid in season.

Hazards

Remote beach. Currents. Coastal erosion (clay cliffs to the south). Cold water.

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