Overview

Seal Sands is a spot on the Tees Estuary, between Middlesbrough and Hartlepool. Estuary body of water offering flat water. Industrial area but functional for kiting.

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Spot forecast for seal sands

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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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 5.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:40 · 2.2 m High tide 12:06 · 3.9 m Low tide 18:02 · 2.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:20 · 4.2 m Low tide 06:50 · 1.9 m High tide 13:11 · 4.1 m Low tide 19:09 · 2.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:18 · 4.4 m Low tide 07:44 · 1.6 m High tide 14:01 · 4.4 m Low tide 20:01 · 2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:05 · 4.7 m Low tide 08:28 · 1.3 m High tide 14:42 · 4.7 m Low tide 20:45 · 1.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:45 · 4.9 m Low tide 09:07 · 1 m High tide 15:18 · 5 m Low tide 21:25 · 1.4 m

seal sands: 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

307h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 307 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is February, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: seal sands

Monthly averages — seal sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	87 h	6 °C	46 mm
February	9.5	87 h	9 °C	43 mm
March	19.5	176 h	10 °C	29 mm
April	22.0	225 h	12 °C	50 mm
May	24.0	307 h	15 °C	66 mm
June	18.5	162 h	19 °C	33 mm
July	23.5	230 h	19 °C	78 mm
August	16.5	142 h	20 °C	14 mm
September	17.5	164 h	16 °C	87 mm
October	11.0	89 h	14 °C	51 mm
November	10.0	87 h	10 °C	70 mm
December	10.0	80 h	8 °C	53 mm

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Technical details of seal sands spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, W, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking along the road. Free access.

Hazards

Industrial zone. Estuary currents. Muddy bottom. Nature reserve (seals) — respect protected areas.

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