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Middleton kitesurf spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m 54.01 | -2.9

Overview

Middleton is a spot in Morecambe Bay in Lancashire. The sandy beach faces west towards the Irish Sea. Local spot with conditions similar to Morecambe Bay — vast expanse of sand at low tide and significant tidal range.
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Spot forecast for Middleton

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:03

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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 2.8 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 Now00:493.7 m07:326.6 m13:163.9 m19:587.1 m02:153.4 m08:366.9 m14:373.6 m20:557.5 m03:182.9 m09:277.5 m15:373 m21:428 m04:082.3 m10:108 m16:252.5 m22:228.5 m04:511.7 m10:468.5 m17:092 m22:578.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 3.7 m High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 3.9 m High tide · 7.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 3.4 m High tide · 6.9 m Low tide · 3.6 m High tide · 7.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 7.5 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 8 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 8.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 8.5 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 8.9 m

Middleton: 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

442h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 442 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is February, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 25 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 25 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 173 mm.

Monthly averages: Middleton
Monthly averages — Middleton — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.0 177 h 6 °C 127 mm
February 19.5 198 h 8 °C 81 mm
March 19.5 211 h 10 °C 73 mm
April 19.5 217 h 13 °C 96 mm
May 25.0 251 h 17 °C 110 mm
June 28.5 442 h 17 °C 117 mm
July 27.0 348 h 18 °C 96 mm
August 27.0 389 h 19 °C 81 mm
September 19.5 209 h 16 °C 173 mm
October 21.5 232 h 13 °C 122 mm
November 21.0 178 h 10 °C 126 mm
December 21.0 170 h 8 °C 141 mm

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Technical details of Middleton spot

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

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Parking
Parking near the beach. Access via local roads from Middleton.
Hazards
Same dangers as Morecambe Bay: quicksand, very fast rising tide, violent tidal currents. Never sail alone. Hidden rivers and channels in the sand.

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