Hamworthy Park kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 8 m 50.71 | -2.03

Overview

Hamworthy Park is a sheltered spot in Poole Harbour, Dorset. The calm harbour waters offer flat water conditions ideal for learning and freestyle. Well protected from swells by the Sandbanks peninsula and Brownsea Island.

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Spot forecast for Hamworthy Park

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:06

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

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  • High tide · 1.7 m
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Hamworthy Park: 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

275h

in August · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 275 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 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 January, with 138 mm.

Monthly averages: Hamworthy Park
Monthly averages — Hamworthy Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 136 h 7 °C 138 mm
February 21.5 198 h 10 °C 132 mm
March 21.0 222 h 11 °C 86 mm
April 23.5 244 h 14 °C 55 mm
May 24.0 232 h 18 °C 84 mm
June 26.0 268 h 20 °C 30 mm
July 25.0 239 h 22 °C 57 mm
August 27.5 275 h 21 °C 56 mm
September 21.5 206 h 18 °C 103 mm
October 18.5 169 h 15 °C 111 mm
November 18.5 150 h 11 °C 107 mm
December 20.5 173 h 9 °C 108 mm

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Technical details of Hamworthy Park spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Beginner
Parking

Hamworthy Park car park. Easy access to the water from the park.

Hazards

Heavy maritime traffic in Poole Harbour (ferries, leisure boats). Currents at the harbour entrance. Regulated sailing zones. Shallow water in places.

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