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harrison drive kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate level 53.43 | -3.08

Overview

Harrison Drive is a spot located on the Wirral peninsula, in Merseyside. The sandy beach faces northwest towards the Irish Sea, at the entrance to the Dee. Good conditions in northwest to west winds.
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Spot forecast for harrison drive

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:05

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:353.5 m07:026.3 m13:023.6 m19:316.7 m01:543.2 m08:166.6 m14:173.3 m20:347.2 m02:572.7 m09:097.1 m15:162.9 m21:227.7 m03:472.1 m09:517.7 m16:052.3 m22:028.2 m04:311.6 m10:278.2 m16:491.8 m22:388.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 6.3 m Low tide · 3.6 m High tide · 6.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 3.2 m High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 3.3 m High tide · 7.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.7 m High tide · 7.1 m Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 7.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 7.7 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 8.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 8.2 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 8.6 m

harrison drive: 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

369h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 369 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days27 d J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days27 d J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 28%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 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 161 mm.

Monthly averages: harrison drive
Monthly averages — harrison drive — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 125 h 7 °C 116 mm
February 14.0 134 h 9 °C 66 mm
March 15.0 135 h 11 °C 71 mm
April 17.0 169 h 14 °C 58 mm
May 24.5 246 h 17 °C 86 mm
June 27.0 369 h 18 °C 87 mm
July 24.5 305 h 19 °C 98 mm
August 24.5 261 h 20 °C 45 mm
September 18.0 174 h 17 °C 161 mm
October 17.0 144 h 14 °C 71 mm
November 15.0 117 h 11 °C 83 mm
December 13.5 99 h 9 °C 88 mm

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Technical details of harrison drive spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Parking along Harrison Drive. Direct beach access from the coastal road.
Hazards
Tidal currents at the entrance to the Dee estuary. Shifting sandbanks. Rocks and coastal defences. Fast incoming tide.

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