Continent |
Europe |
Country |
England (UK) |
Next Big City |
Norwich |
Next Town |
Winterton-on-Sea |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No information |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Very variable conditions. It can have huge rolling sets or sometimes it's butter flat and other times there is lots of chop. It's a very tidal place so if it's windy with tide it's very hard to stay upwind. There is also an offshore rip north of the beach which is easy to see but should be mentioned.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Long, sandy beach. Lots of space.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
English weather could be anything from 30°C in summer to below freezing in winter. Usually you can sail through winter in a 5mm booties and gloves and shorty in summer.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
There are some good breezes coming of the North Sea quite regularly. Working wind directions for kitesurf is NW clockwise round to SSW.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
East of Norwich. Take A47 to the coast and turn north on signs to Newport, pass it and the next village will be Winterton-on-Sea.
Rules |
No information |
No nightlife.