Overview

Shingle Street is an isolated spot on the Suffolk coast. The east-facing shingle beach towards the North Sea is one of the wildest places on the English east coast.

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Spot forecast for shingle street

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 17:50

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:34 · 1.3 m High tide 06:35 · 2.8 m Low tide 13:10 · 0.9 m High tide 19:23 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:34 · 1.3 m High tide 07:40 · 2.8 m Low tide 14:06 · 0.8 m High tide 20:27 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:31 · 1.2 m High tide 08:41 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:59 · 0.6 m High tide 21:25 · 3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:24 · 1.1 m High tide 09:37 · 3 m Low tide 15:48 · 0.5 m High tide 22:15 · 3.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:13 · 0.9 m High tide 10:27 · 3.2 m Low tide 16:33 · 0.4 m High tide 23:01 · 3.4 m

shingle street: 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

244h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 244 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is January, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 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 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 97 mm.

Monthly averages: shingle street

Monthly averages — shingle street — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.0	65 h	7 °C	70 mm
February	11.5	90 h	9 °C	97 mm
March	15.0	145 h	11 °C	43 mm
April	18.0	213 h	14 °C	39 mm
May	21.5	244 h	17 °C	69 mm
June	11.0	130 h	21 °C	38 mm
July	17.0	136 h	22 °C	66 mm
August	11.5	123 h	23 °C	13 mm
September	13.0	135 h	19 °C	66 mm
October	9.0	66 h	15 °C	66 mm
November	8.5	74 h	11 °C	71 mm
December	10.0	67 h	9 °C	43 mm

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Technical details of shingle street spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Small car park at the end of the road. Free. Limited access.

Hazards

Very isolated beach. Shingle. Strong currents (mouth of the River Ore). Military zone nearby (Orford Ness).

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