Overview

Portland Harbour is a vast sheltered body of water on the Dorset coast, protected by the Portland peninsula. The harbour offers exceptional flat water conditions in southwest winds, making it a very popular spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing. The site hosted the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games, a testament to the quality of its wind conditions.

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Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:08

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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 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:34 · 2.3 m Low tide 03:27 · 1.8 m High tide 05:00 · 1.9 m Low tide 07:24 · 1.6 m High tide 13:04 · 2.4 m Low tide 15:56 · 2.1 m High tide 16:57 · 2.1 m Low tide 20:11 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:52 · 2.2 m Low tide 03:48 · 2 m High tide 05:32 · 2.1 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.6 m High tide 14:33 · 2.4 m Low tide 16:26 · 2.3 m High tide 17:19 · 2.3 m Low tide 21:16 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:51 · 2.4 m Low tide 09:35 · 1.4 m High tide 16:53 · 2.6 m Low tide 22:13 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:51 · 2.7 m Low tide 10:32 · 1.2 m High tide 17:35 · 3 m Low tide 23:04 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:08 · 3.1 m Low tide 11:23 · 0.9 m High tide 18:14 · 3.3 m Low tide 23:50 · 0.6 m

portland habour: 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

353h

in August · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 353 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 19.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 38%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 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: portland habour

Monthly averages — portland habour — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	158 h	8 °C	120 mm
February	22.0	223 h	9 °C	149 mm
March	22.5	250 h	11 °C	93 mm
April	24.5	293 h	13 °C	69 mm
May	25.5	287 h	16 °C	84 mm
June	26.5	353 h	18 °C	43 mm
July	27.0	326 h	20 °C	50 mm
August	28.5	353 h	20 °C	42 mm
September	20.5	233 h	17 °C	118 mm
October	24.5	227 h	15 °C	117 mm
November	21.5	191 h	12 °C	119 mm
December	23.0	199 h	10 °C	114 mm

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Technical details of portland habour spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). Paid. Other access points are available along the Chesil Bank.

Hazards

Strong currents around Portland Bill. Stay within the harbour and do not venture beyond the breakwater. Commercial and military maritime traffic (naval base).

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