south gare kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced level 54.64 | -1.14

Overview

South Gare is a spot at the mouth of the Tees in Cleveland/North Yorkshire. The South Gare breakwater offers a semi-sheltered body of water behind the wall, with wave conditions on the sea side.

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Spot forecast for south gare

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 17:55

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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 5.1 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 Now05:432.2 m12:083.9 m18:042.5 m00:224.2 m06:532 m13:134.1 m19:122.3 m01:214.4 m07:461.6 m14:044.4 m20:042 m02:074.7 m08:301.3 m14:454.7 m20:481.7 m02:484.9 m09:101 m15:215 m21:281.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 2.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 5 m Low tide · 1.4 m

south gare: 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

312h

in May · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 312 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is October, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days9 d O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days9 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days9 d O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days9 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 86 mm.

Monthly averages: south gare
Monthly averages — south gare — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 79 h 6 °C 44 mm
February 10.0 79 h 9 °C 41 mm
March 20.0 180 h 10 °C 30 mm
April 22.0 230 h 12 °C 52 mm
May 22.5 312 h 15 °C 61 mm
June 15.0 140 h 19 °C 33 mm
July 23.0 222 h 19 °C 77 mm
August 12.5 122 h 20 °C 15 mm
September 17.0 162 h 16 °C 86 mm
October 9.0 79 h 14 °C 48 mm
November 10.5 87 h 10 °C 72 mm
December 9.0 73 h 8 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of south gare 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: Not rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, WNW, NW.

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Parking
Parking at the end of the South Gare road. Free.
Hazards
Strong currents at the mouth of the Tees. Industrial zone (steelworks). Concrete breakwater to avoid. Cold water.

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