Overview

Deal is a coastal town in Kent facing the North Sea and the Strait of Dover. The shingle beach faces east. Conditions with east to northeast winds, with the strait's maritime traffic offshore.

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Spot forecast for Deal

Sunrise 07:26 · 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 3.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:23 · 2.8 m High tide 06:04 · 4.9 m Low tide 13:48 · 2.7 m High tide 20:40 · 4.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:35 · 2.8 m High tide 09:00 · 5.1 m Low tide 15:19 · 2.4 m High tide 21:37 · 5.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:49 · 2.5 m High tide 09:52 · 5.4 m Low tide 16:18 · 2 m High tide 22:24 · 5.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:44 · 2.1 m High tide 10:35 · 5.7 m Low tide 17:07 · 1.6 m High tide 23:03 · 5.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:31 · 1.7 m High tide 11:10 · 6.1 m Low tide 17:52 · 1.2 m High tide 23:36 · 6.2 m

Deal: 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

218h

in May · 21 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 218 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Deal

Monthly averages — Deal — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	78 h	7 °C	89 mm
February	12.0	103 h	9 °C	121 mm
March	16.0	146 h	11 °C	57 mm
April	19.0	205 h	13 °C	60 mm
May	21.0	218 h	16 °C	52 mm
June	13.0	115 h	20 °C	25 mm
July	14.5	118 h	21 °C	103 mm
August	12.5	135 h	22 °C	37 mm
September	12.0	126 h	18 °C	103 mm
October	11.0	91 h	15 °C	80 mm
November	10.5	77 h	11 °C	80 mm
December	10.0	81 h	9 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of Deal spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking along the seafront. Paid.

Hazards

Shingle. Strong currents in the Strait of Dover. Intense maritime traffic. Do not venture far from the coast.

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DWS510013.3 km

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