Overview

Eastney Beach is a shingle beach at the eastern end of Southsea, Portsmouth. The spot faces south towards the Solent and the English Channel. Popular area for kitesurfing and windsurfing, near the Royal Marines Museum. Good exposure to southwest winds.

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Spot forecast for Eastney Beach

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 3.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:22 · 1.6 m High tide 07:46 · 3.2 m Low tide 13:15 · 1.8 m High tide 20:11 · 3.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:49 · 1.5 m High tide 08:56 · 3.3 m Low tide 14:32 · 1.6 m High tide 21:16 · 3.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:49 · 1.3 m High tide 09:48 · 3.6 m Low tide 15:23 · 1.4 m High tide 22:06 · 3.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:35 · 1.1 m High tide 10:32 · 3.9 m Low tide 16:02 · 1.2 m High tide 22:49 · 3.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:13 · 0.9 m High tide 11:12 · 4.1 m Low tide 16:36 · 0.9 m High tide 23:29 · 4 m

Eastney Beach: 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

249h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 249 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Eastney Beach

Monthly averages — Eastney Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	122 h	8 °C	96 mm
February	19.0	174 h	10 °C	106 mm
March	19.0	157 h	12 °C	66 mm
April	21.5	195 h	14 °C	48 mm
May	19.0	200 h	18 °C	53 mm
June	25.5	269 h	20 °C	26 mm
July	26.5	249 h	22 °C	91 mm
August	26.0	252 h	22 °C	40 mm
September	17.5	182 h	18 °C	108 mm
October	16.0	152 h	15 °C	85 mm
November	15.0	125 h	12 °C	87 mm
December	16.5	129 h	10 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Eastney Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, 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 Eastney Esplanade. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Shingle — difficult landing. Strong currents in the Solent. Heavy maritime traffic (ferries, military vessels). Portsmouth harbour shipping channel nearby.

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