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Harwich kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 10 m 51.94 | 1.28

Overview

Harwich is a historic port in Essex, at the mouth of the Stour and Orwell estuaries. The spot offers sailing conditions in the estuary with strong tidal currents. Active port with ferries to the Netherlands and Denmark.

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Spot forecast for Harwich

Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:50

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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 6.3 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 Now00:391.4 m06:392.9 m13:151 m19:272.8 m01:391.4 m07:453 m14:120.9 m20:333 m02:371.3 m08:483.1 m15:060.7 m21:323.2 m03:311.1 m09:453.3 m15:560.6 m22:233.5 m04:211 m10:353.5 m16:420.4 m23:093.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.9 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 3.7 m

Harwich: 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

309h

in April · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in April: 26 rideable days a month and 309 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 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 February, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Harwich
Monthly averages — Harwich — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 137 h 7 °C 72 mm
February 20.5 185 h 9 °C 91 mm
March 25.0 252 h 11 °C 41 mm
April 28.5 309 h 14 °C 38 mm
May 27.5 308 h 17 °C 56 mm
June 24.0 245 h 21 °C 28 mm
July 23.5 230 h 22 °C 72 mm
August 27.5 264 h 23 °C 15 mm
September 25.0 264 h 19 °C 54 mm
October 18.5 170 h 15 °C 66 mm
November 19.0 162 h 11 °C 67 mm
December 22.0 165 h 9 °C 42 mm

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Technical details of Harwich spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, NNW.

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Parking
Car parks in Harwich town. Seafront car park.
Hazards
Very heavy maritime traffic (international ferries, cargo ships, fishing boats). Extremely strong tidal currents at the mouth. Main shipping channel — restricted zones. Military port nearby (Shotley).

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