Overview

Stokes Bay is a pebble and sand beach on the south coast of Hampshire, in Gosport, facing the Solent and the Isle of Wight. The spot offers varied conditions with the Solent currents and good exposure to southerly and southwesterly winds.

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Spot forecast for Stokes Bay

Sunrise 07:36 · 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 4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:32 · 1.6 m High tide 07:54 · 3.1 m Low tide 13:31 · 1.8 m High tide 20:19 · 3.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:00 · 1.5 m High tide 09:00 · 3.3 m Low tide 14:42 · 1.6 m High tide 21:21 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:57 · 1.3 m High tide 09:52 · 3.5 m Low tide 15:30 · 1.4 m High tide 22:10 · 3.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:40 · 1.1 m High tide 10:36 · 3.8 m Low tide 16:08 · 1.1 m High tide 22:53 · 3.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:17 · 0.9 m High tide 11:16 · 4 m Low tide 16:40 · 0.9 m High tide 23:34 · 4 m

Stokes Bay: 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

272h

in July · 27 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 272 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 130 mm.

Monthly averages: Stokes Bay

Monthly averages — Stokes Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	128 h	7 °C	105 mm
February	20.5	190 h	9 °C	110 mm
March	19.5	200 h	11 °C	66 mm
April	22.0	220 h	14 °C	50 mm
May	19.5	219 h	18 °C	54 mm
June	25.5	308 h	20 °C	26 mm
July	27.0	272 h	21 °C	85 mm
August	25.0	271 h	21 °C	44 mm
September	18.0	196 h	18 °C	130 mm
October	17.0	161 h	15 °C	86 mm
November	18.0	150 h	12 °C	87 mm
December	17.5	134 h	10 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of Stokes Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Free parking along Stokes Bay Road. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Strong currents in the Solent. Intense maritime traffic (ferries, military vessels, leisure boats). Pebbles on the upper beach. Swimming zones to be respected.

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