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isle of wight | appley kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 50.73 | -1.14

Overview

Appley Beach is a spot located on the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Ryde. The sandy beach faces northeast towards the Solent and the mainland. Sheltered conditions with a relatively calm water body. Good spot in east and northeast wind.
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Spot forecast for isle of wight | appley

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:02

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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 2.7 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 Now00:321.6 m07:543.1 m13:311.8 m20:193.1 m02:001.5 m09:003.3 m14:421.6 m21:213.2 m02:571.3 m09:523.5 m15:301.4 m22:103.5 m03:401.1 m10:363.8 m16:081.1 m22:533.7 m04:170.9 m11:164 m16:400.9 m23:344 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m

isle of wight | appley: 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

197h

in April · 19 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 18 rideable days a month and 197 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is February, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days19 d A May: 18 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days19 d A May: 18 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 142 mm.

Monthly averages: isle of wight | appley
Monthly averages — isle of wight | appley — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.0 118 h 8 °C 111 mm
February 13.5 119 h 10 °C 122 mm
March 16.5 166 h 11 °C 72 mm
April 19.0 197 h 14 °C 58 mm
May 18.0 170 h 18 °C 54 mm
June 14.5 135 h 20 °C 25 mm
July 15.0 135 h 22 °C 67 mm
August 15.0 137 h 22 °C 38 mm
September 15.0 152 h 18 °C 142 mm
October 14.0 127 h 15 °C 98 mm
November 15.5 135 h 12 °C 106 mm
December 14.5 118 h 10 °C 84 mm

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Technical details of isle of wight | appley spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, W, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Parking near the beach in Ryde. Paid in season.
Hazards
Tidal currents in the Solent. Sandbanks at low tide. Ryde-Portsmouth ferry traffic.

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