Overview

Humberston Speed Strip is a spot renowned for speed on the Lincolnshire coast, at the mouth of the Humber estuary. The hard and flat sandy beach offers ideal conditions for kitesurfing speed attempts. Shallow water and vast expanses at low tide.

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Spot forecast for humberston speed strip

Sunrise 07:36 · 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 3.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:00 · 5.1 m Low tide 06:56 · 2.7 m High tide 13:11 · 4.7 m Low tide 19:16 · 3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:27 · 5.1 m Low tide 08:20 · 2.4 m High tide 15:16 · 5 m Low tide 20:35 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:57 · 5.3 m Low tide 09:21 · 2 m High tide 16:02 · 5.4 m Low tide 21:36 · 2.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:48 · 5.7 m Low tide 10:07 · 1.6 m High tide 16:35 · 5.8 m Low tide 22:23 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:26 · 6.1 m Low tide 10:47 · 1.3 m High tide 17:04 · 6.2 m Low tide 23:03 · 1.7 m

humberston speed strip: 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

400h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 400 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 92 mm.

Monthly averages: humberston speed strip

Monthly averages — humberston speed strip — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	179 h	6 °C	58 mm
February	21.5	202 h	9 °C	54 mm
March	26.0	253 h	11 °C	46 mm
April	28.5	309 h	13 °C	38 mm
May	30.5	400 h	15 °C	53 mm
June	28.5	360 h	20 °C	36 mm
July	29.5	344 h	21 °C	63 mm
August	28.5	313 h	21 °C	11 mm
September	26.0	270 h	17 °C	42 mm
October	20.0	196 h	14 °C	41 mm
November	18.5	151 h	10 °C	92 mm
December	20.5	163 h	8 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of humberston speed strip spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking near Humberston Fitties beach. Access via the holiday village.

Hazards

Strong tidal currents at the mouth of the Humber. Shifting sandbanks. Heavy maritime traffic (cargo ships, ferries to the continent). Very cold water in winter.

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