Flat to choppy water. Very flat close to land and the waves breakers to the east. Shallow and tidal.

Small, pebble beach. Launching is half way along Chesil Beach Road on the grassy bank.

Portland Harbour works best in Southwest and West winds. This gives a sideoffshore and offshore wind, resulting in silky flat conditions parallel to the pebble beach. Easterly winds gives onshore conditions and lots of chop. The wind is very gusty and unusable on anything North, Northwest and South. This is because the wind passes over the island of Portland on a southerly and over the mainland on anything with North in it.

Just south of Weymouth on the way to the Isle of Portland. Parking is in the pay and display car park opposite of the harbour.

Kiting is restricted to low tide only on Easterlies and not allowed at high tide (due to kite flying towards the road). When flying on lows and Easterly then kiters should remain at least 3 kite lengths off the beach.