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Calshot

Name: Calshot
Address: GBR

Kite days peak in October at 42 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan36cold
FFeb52cold
MMar47cold
AApr32Possible
MMay32Possible
JJun36Possible
JJul34Possible
AAug37Possible
SSep36Possible
OOct42Goodnow
NNov35Possible
DDec42cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 6 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
42 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 58 %
Kiteable 42 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.8 h
Water
16 °C, 5/4
Air
15 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
Rain
14 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Calshot averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Calshot

Kite days% of days	36	52	47	32	32	36	34	37	36	42	35	42
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Possible	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	1 of 9	4 of 9	5 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9	1 of 9	2 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	12 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	13 to 17	14 to 18	15 to 18	15 to 17	12 to 17	11 to 16	11 to 14	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.5	10.0	11.9	13.8	15.5	16.4	16.0	14.5	12.7	10.8	9.0	8.1
Water°C at the surface	9	8	9	11	14	16	17	18	18	16	13	11
Air°C, daily maximum	8	9	10	12	15	19	20	20	18	15	12	10
Rain days1 mm or more	13 of 31	12 of 28	13 of 31	9 of 30	11 of 31	9 of 30	10 of 31	10 of 31	11 of 30	14 of 31	14 of 30	15 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Calshot averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Calshot averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (52 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Calshot averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Calshot averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 11 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Calshot averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Calshot averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Calshot averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Calshot averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Calshot averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Calshot averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Calshot averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (35 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Calshot averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Calshot

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

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Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

3 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 3.4 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 48 %
Kiteable 52 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 48 %, kiteable on 52 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Calshot: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Calshot?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 52 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Calshot windy in October?

Yes, often. 42 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Calshot?

The water ranges from 8 °C in February to 18 °C in August. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does Calshot get in a year?

About 139 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

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Spot facts

Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Southampton Airport (SOU), 16 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 50.8133, -1.3108
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in England

Kite days in October, % of days

Ryde
United Kingdom · 26 points more kite days than Calshot in October
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ryde: Jan 59 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 49 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 68 %
Compton
United Kingdom · 27 points more kite days than Calshot in October
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Compton: Jan 59 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 52 %, May 49 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %
Yaverland
United Kingdom · 29 points more kite days than Calshot in October
71 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Yaverland: Jan 64 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 56 %, May 51 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 73 %
Colwell Bay
United Kingdom · 20 points more kite days than Calshot in October
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Colwell Bay: Jan 51 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 46 %, May 46 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 62 %
Niton
United Kingdom · 26 points more kite days than Calshot in October
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Niton: Jan 59 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 52 %, May 48 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 69 %
Avon Beach
United Kingdom · 21 points more kite days than Calshot in October
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Avon Beach: Jan 54 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 46 %, May 46 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 62 %
Pagham
United Kingdom · 28 points more kite days than Calshot in October
70 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pagham: Jan 60 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 56 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 68 %
Swanage
United Kingdom · 23 points more kite days than Calshot in October
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Swanage: Jan 57 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 48 %, May 47 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 64 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 6 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 42 % of days at Calshot met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/calshot

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