Overview

Kessingland Beach is a spot on the Suffolk coast, south of Lowestoft. The beach faces east towards the North Sea. Near the most easterly point of England.

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Spot forecast for kessingland beach

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 17:48

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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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:23 · 2 m Low tide 12:10 · 0.8 m High tide 18:28 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:25 · 1.2 m High tide 06:22 · 2 m Low tide 13:07 · 0.7 m High tide 19:30 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:23 · 1.1 m High tide 07:18 · 2.1 m Low tide 13:56 · 0.6 m High tide 20:23 · 2.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:14 · 1.1 m High tide 08:09 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:39 · 0.5 m High tide 21:08 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:59 · 1 m High tide 08:55 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:20 · 0.4 m High tide 21:50 · 2.3 m

kessingland beach: 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

259h

in May · 22 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is July, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: kessingland beach

Monthly averages — kessingland beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	53 h	6 °C	60 mm
February	10.0	90 h	9 °C	106 mm
March	16.5	150 h	10 °C	46 mm
April	18.5	203 h	12 °C	51 mm
May	22.0	259 h	16 °C	77 mm
June	13.5	125 h	19 °C	59 mm
July	19.5	160 h	21 °C	113 mm
August	12.5	139 h	22 °C	25 mm
September	14.5	144 h	18 °C	64 mm
October	9.0	69 h	15 °C	69 mm
November	7.5	71 h	10 °C	88 mm
December	10.0	72 h	9 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of kessingland beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking at Kessingland Beach. Easy access.

Hazards

Coastal erosion. Currents. Concrete coastal defences to avoid.

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