Overview

Westbay (West Bay) is a beach in Kent, in the Westgate-on-Sea / Margate area. The north-facing sandy beach offers pleasant conditions in northerly and northeast winds. Classic Kent seaside resort setting.

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Spot forecast for Westbay

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 17:51

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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.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:16 · 1.7 m High tide 07:30 · 3.6 m Low tide 13:53 · 1.4 m High tide 20:27 · 3.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:20 · 1.7 m High tide 08:47 · 3.7 m Low tide 14:55 · 1.2 m High tide 21:34 · 3.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:22 · 1.6 m High tide 09:49 · 3.9 m Low tide 15:53 · 1 m High tide 22:28 · 4.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:20 · 1.4 m High tide 10:40 · 4.2 m Low tide 16:46 · 0.8 m High tide 23:14 · 4.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:13 · 1.1 m High tide 11:26 · 4.4 m Low tide 17:35 · 0.6 m High tide 23:56 · 4.7 m

Westbay: 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

259h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 104 mm.

Monthly averages: Westbay

Monthly averages — Westbay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	118 h	7 °C	67 mm
February	13.0	108 h	9 °C	104 mm
March	16.5	146 h	11 °C	39 mm
April	21.0	224 h	13 °C	41 mm
May	23.0	259 h	17 °C	45 mm
June	19.5	181 h	20 °C	27 mm
July	22.5	205 h	22 °C	71 mm
August	18.5	191 h	22 °C	26 mm
September	14.0	152 h	18 °C	58 mm
October	14.0	130 h	15 °C	63 mm
November	14.0	112 h	11 °C	63 mm
December	12.5	106 h	9 °C	36 mm

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Technical details of Westbay spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, W, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Car parks along the seafront. Spaces in adjacent streets.

Hazards

Rocks at low tide. Chalk cliffs. Tidal currents. Swimming zone in summer.

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