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walton on the naze kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate level 51.86 | 1.28

Overview

Walton-on-the-Naze is a spot on the northeast tip of Essex, facing the North Sea. The sandy beach is well exposed to northeast and easterly winds. The Naze offers a wild coastline with characteristic clay cliffs.

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Spot forecast for walton on the naze

Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:51

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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.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:441.4 m06:443.1 m13:191.1 m19:323 m01:441.4 m07:523.1 m14:170.9 m20:393.1 m02:421.3 m08:553.2 m15:110.8 m21:383.4 m03:371.2 m09:523.4 m16:020.6 m22:293.6 m04:271 m10:423.7 m16:490.4 m23:153.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 3.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 3.9 m

walton on the naze: 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

265h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 265 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J February: 11 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 13 rideable days J July: 18.5 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J February: 11 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 13 rideable days J July: 18.5 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 86 mm.

Monthly averages: walton on the naze
Monthly averages — walton on the naze — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.5 73 h 7 °C 62 mm
February 11.0 91 h 9 °C 86 mm
March 16.5 162 h 11 °C 39 mm
April 20.0 231 h 13 °C 37 mm
May 23.0 265 h 16 °C 57 mm
June 13.0 148 h 20 °C 25 mm
July 18.5 166 h 21 °C 69 mm
August 13.0 149 h 22 °C 14 mm
September 14.0 147 h 18 °C 47 mm
October 10.0 85 h 15 °C 69 mm
November 11.5 93 h 11 °C 71 mm
December 11.5 83 h 9 °C 42 mm

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Technical details of walton on the naze spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable 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, SE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Paid car park at the end of the main road near the beach. Additional spaces in town.
Hazards
Unstable clay cliffs — do not sail too close. Tidal currents along the coast. Wooden groynes on the beach. Rocks at the base of the cliffs.

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