Lake · England · United Kingdom

London Beach

Name: London Beach
Address: GBR

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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.

JJan29cold
FFeb42cold
MMar38cold
AApr26Possible
MMay24Possible
JJun25Possible
JJul23Possible
AAug23Possible
SSep24Possible
OOct29Possiblenow
NNov23cold
DDec27cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 0, reached 50 %

Kite days
29 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 71 %
Kiteable 29 %
Too strong 0 %
Best hours
11:00 to 14:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.7 h
Air
16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
Rain
13 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, London Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %).

London Beach

Kite days% of days	29	42	38	26	24	25	23	23	24	29	23	27
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	cold	cold
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 14	11 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 17	12 to 18	11 to 18	12 to 18	10 to 17	11 to 16	11 to 14	11 to 13	11 to 15
Daylighth	8.4	9.9	11.9	13.8	15.6	16.6	16.1	14.6	12.7	10.7	8.9	7.9
Air°C, daily maximum	8	9	12	14	18	22	23	23	20	16	11	9
Rain days1 mm or more	12 of 31	11 of 28	13 of 31	8 of 30	11 of 31	9 of 30	11 of 31	9 of 31	12 of 30	13 of 31	12 of 30	12 of 31

In January, London Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %).
In February, London Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 28 (42 %).
In March, London Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %).
In April, London Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %).
In May, London Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (24 %).
In June, London Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (25 %).
In July, London Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %).
In August, London Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %).
In September, London Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (24 %).
In October, London Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %).
In November, London Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %).
In December, London Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %).

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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 London Beach

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 57 %
Kiteable 42 %
Too strong 1 %

Too light on 57 %, kiteable on 42 %, too strong on 1 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at London Beach: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at London Beach?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 42 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is London Beach windy in October?

Sometimes. 29 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does London Beach get in a year?

About 102 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.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 16 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 51.5208, -0.2390
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.

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Nearby kite spots in England

Kite days in October, % of days

Carats Café
United Kingdom · 38 points more kite days than London Beach in October
67 %
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2. F
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Carats Café: Jan 53 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 47 %, May 46 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 65 %
Shoreham
United Kingdom · 36 points more kite days than London Beach in October
65 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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7. J
8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Shoreham: Jan 52 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 47 %, May 46 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 63 %
Goring
United Kingdom · 35 points more kite days than London Beach in October
64 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Goring: Jan 52 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 46 %, May 43 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 63 %
Seaford
United Kingdom · 36 points more kite days than London Beach in October
65 %
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3. M
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Kite days by month at Seaford: Jan 51 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 45 %, May 43 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 63 %
Pevensey
United Kingdom · 38 points more kite days than London Beach in October
67 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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Kite days by month at Pevensey: Jan 58 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 55 %, May 54 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 71 %
Cooden
United Kingdom · 36 points more kite days than London Beach in October
65 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cooden: Jan 50 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 52 %, May 49 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 64 %
Pagham
United Kingdom · 41 points more kite days than London Beach in October
70 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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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 %
Clacton
United Kingdom · 34 points more kite days than London Beach in October
63 %
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Kite days by month at Clacton: Jan 56 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 55 %, May 48 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 66 %

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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. Confidence: low.

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In October, 29 % of days at London Beach 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/london-beach

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