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Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate level 50.73 | -1.15

Overview

Ryde Beach is the main beach in Ryde on the north coast of the Isle of Wight. The long sandy beach faces north towards the Solent and the mainland. Immense expanse of sand at low tide with the famous Ryde Pier (800 m long).

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Spot forecast for Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:02

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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 2.7 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 Now00:321.6 m07:543.1 m13:311.8 m20:193.1 m02:001.5 m09:003.3 m14:421.6 m21:213.2 m02:571.3 m09:523.5 m15:301.4 m22:103.5 m03:401.1 m10:363.8 m16:081.1 m22:533.7 m04:170.9 m11:164 m16:400.9 m23:344 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4 m

Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight: 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

224h

in July · 24 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 224 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is October, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days24 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days14 d O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days24 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days14 d O November: 16 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 142 mm.

Monthly averages: Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight
Monthly averages — Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 138 h 8 °C 111 mm
February 16.0 147 h 10 °C 122 mm
March 18.0 155 h 11 °C 72 mm
April 20.5 200 h 14 °C 58 mm
May 20.0 209 h 18 °C 54 mm
June 23.0 244 h 20 °C 25 mm
July 24.0 224 h 22 °C 67 mm
August 19.5 207 h 22 °C 38 mm
September 21.5 201 h 18 °C 142 mm
October 14.0 138 h 15 °C 98 mm
November 16.0 141 h 12 °C 106 mm
December 18.5 149 h 10 °C 84 mm

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Technical details of Ryde Beach / Isle of Wight spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Car parks along Ryde esplanade. Access by ferry from Portsmouth.

Hazards

Ryde Pier to avoid (800 m). Currents in the Solent. Intense maritime traffic (ferries, hovercraft). Mudflats at low tide. Hovercraft nearby.

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