Overview

Greatstone-on-Sea is located on the Kent coast, along the Dungeness beach. This long sand and pebble beach break offers reliable wind conditions and a vast space for riding. The spot is particularly popular in SW to S wind, with significant fetch from the English Channel. Less crowded area than the Sussex spots.

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Spot forecast for Greatstone

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 17:53

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:09 · 5.7 m Low tide 06:55 · 5.7 m High tide 07:32 · 5.7 m Low tide 12:37 · 3.3 m High tide 20:19 · 5.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:20 · 3.2 m High tide 08:45 · 6 m Low tide 14:54 · 3.1 m High tide 21:15 · 6.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:29 · 2.9 m High tide 09:35 · 6.5 m Low tide 16:05 · 2.6 m High tide 22:00 · 6.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:28 · 2.4 m High tide 10:16 · 6.9 m Low tide 16:55 · 2.1 m High tide 22:38 · 7.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:15 · 2 m High tide 10:51 · 7.4 m Low tide 17:38 · 1.6 m High tide 23:10 · 7.5 m

Greatstone: 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

315h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 315 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is April, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Greatstone

Monthly averages — Greatstone — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	156 h	7 °C	88 mm
February	22.5	220 h	9 °C	121 mm
March	21.0	193 h	11 °C	44 mm
April	17.5	197 h	13 °C	58 mm
May	18.5	203 h	16 °C	42 mm
June	26.5	315 h	19 °C	31 mm
July	26.5	300 h	21 °C	62 mm
August	25.5	269 h	21 °C	31 mm
September	19.5	220 h	18 °C	120 mm
October	20.5	189 h	15 °C	81 mm
November	17.5	157 h	11 °C	84 mm
December	18.0	150 h	9 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Greatstone spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, SE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Free parking along the coastal road. Easy beach access. Less parking pressure than on spots further west.

Hazards

Tidal currents along this low-lying coast. Dungeness beach is exposed and remote — do not sail alone. Pebble bottom in places.

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