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East Beach (EB)
Location: (map).
Wind directions: NE to SW.
The spot: shallow and flat water. Great for beginners and freestyle.
Best Conditions: rideable 1.5 hours either side of high tide.
Kite schools: Essex Kitesurfing & Southend Kitesurfing.
Watch out for: Walk out past the pipe before setting off. At low tide, cross the sand bar on foot to kite out in the lagoon. Strong currents can form in the estuary.
Community score: 8
Forecast: Southend-on-Sea
Uncle Toms (UT)
Location: (map).
Wind directions: S
The spot: a great mid-tide spot, flat and waist-deep water and butter-flat channels.
Best Conditions: 3.5 hours before or after high tide.
Kite schools: Essex Kitesurfing & Southend Kitesurfing.
Watch out for: Strong currents can form in the estuary.
Community score: 7
Forecast: Southend-on-Sea
Margate
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Brancaster/ Dob Bay
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Whitstable
Location: “The Street” (map), “The Point” for high tide (map).
Wind directions: W to N to E.
The spot: Epic flat water on “The Street”.
Best conditions: Good 2.5 hours either side of low tide. Or kite at “The Point” for high tide.
Watch out for: mussel beds at the point.
Food & Drink: Lobster Shack
Forecast: Whitstable
South East
Camber Sands
Wind directions: Anything South.
Miles of sandy beach, flat water and waves out back. Consistent southerly winds. Thermals in summer that add a third to the forecast. It is not possible to kite for 2 hours before and 2.5 hours after high tide. Good for beginners and advanced. Schools: Camber Kitesurfing & The Kitesurf Centre.
Greatstone (GS)
Wind directions: Anything East.
Only beach on the South Coast which works on a North Easterly wind. With a huge beach, flat water and waist deep water for hundreds of metres, it’s fantastic for beginners and advanced. Good waves too. The walk to the water can be gruelling, but worth it. A big favourite for many people in London. The Camber schools teach here in East winds.
Exact location (map).
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South
Lancing
Wind directions: W, SW, S. Suitable for any level. The beach is a perfect spot for beginners with its low tides and gentle, small waves.
Recommended tide 3-4 hours either side of high tide. Flat conditions at low tide in summer. Take note of the beach zoning for the kitesurfing areas before launching.
There are submerged rocks close to the shore.
Cheap all day parking, easy to get to by train from Victoria and a huge beachside restaurant makes it the most sociable site on the coast (map).
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Littlehampton (LH)
Location: The Beach Club, Sea Rd, Littlehampton BN16 2NA
Parking: opposite The Beach Club. Contactless or Ringo app.
Wind directions: anything that doesn't have an N in it.
Best Conditions: around low tide, but easily rideable 2 hours before & after HT.
Watch out for: rocks in the shallows at low tide. There is a concrete ramp slightly downwind at LH that isn't visible at higher tides.
Food & Drink: on-site restaurant.
Community score: 9
Other: Members can use hot showers and get 10% off food and drink (£60 annually).
Shoreham
Wind directions: E to W.
Best to time to ride is 2-3 hrs before and after low tide. A nice swell at mid tide with some nice shallow fun at low tide.
Large shore break and submerged groins at high tide (map).
Goring
Wind directions: E to W.
Best to time to ride is 2 hours before and after high tide. For advanced riders only - launch and land on the green and walk through the beach huts with the kite in the air. Very rocky sea bed at low tide.
Good for waves and a great local community (map).
South West
East Wittering (EW)
Wind directions: E to W.
Best to time to ride is 2 hours after high tide. Large beach with flat water close to the shore
and amazing waves further back. Not easy to get to for most people in London.
Not many people on the water. Free parking.
Great for surfboard and twin tip (map)
Hillhead (HH)
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