Overview

Severn Beach is a spot on the Severn Estuary, near Bristol. The estuary body of water offers reliable wind conditions but with an extreme tidal range.

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Spot forecast for severn beach

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:07

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 1.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:52 · 9.4 m Low tide 07:52 · 5.2 m High tide 14:28 · 9.5 m Low tide 20:43 · 5.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:04 · 9.3 m Low tide 09:24 · 5.1 m High tide 15:41 · 9.7 m Low tide 22:17 · 4.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:19 · 9.7 m Low tide 10:48 · 4.5 m High tide 16:53 · 10.4 m Low tide 23:25 · 3.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:27 · 10.6 m Low tide 11:50 · 3.5 m High tide 17:53 · 11.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:19 · 2.8 m High tide 06:20 · 11.7 m Low tide 12:43 · 2.5 m High tide 18:42 · 12.4 m

severn 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

346h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 346 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is October, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 159 mm.

Monthly averages: severn beach

Monthly averages — severn 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	20.0	149 h	8 °C	102 mm
February	18.5	171 h	9 °C	117 mm
March	17.5	153 h	12 °C	67 mm
April	18.5	187 h	15 °C	61 mm
May	22.5	239 h	19 °C	67 mm
June	27.0	393 h	20 °C	45 mm
July	29.5	346 h	22 °C	71 mm
August	26.0	326 h	22 °C	32 mm
September	23.0	219 h	17 °C	159 mm
October	16.5	144 h	15 °C	95 mm
November	16.5	135 h	11 °C	116 mm
December	19.0	154 h	9 °C	91 mm

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Technical details of severn beach spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Free parking along the road. Easy access.

Hazards

Extreme tidal range (second largest in the world). Very dangerous tidal currents. Muddy bottom. Tidal bore possible. Reserved for riders with thorough knowledge of local tides.

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Bristol Intl18.8 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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Additional stations

CW2888 Bristol UK8.5 km

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source madis - NOAA
G4WLC-125.3 km

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