Continent |
Europe |
Country |
England (UK) |
Next Big City |
Isle of Wight |
Next Town |
Ryde |
|
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Shallow at high tide, waist deep for about 400m out. Long walk out at low tide. Can get choppy.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
About 1.5 mile long sandy beach, few rocks or stones. Only about 20m of beach at high tide, but about 200m at low tide. Gets very busy during summer months (school holidays). Better for evenings during summer months.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
General south coast England water/air temperatures. Summer shorty, full wetsuit for winter. Summer late May to September.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, W |
Main Direction: |
SW |
Usual direction is SW. Best would be any North, West, Easterlies. Can get up to 8 Bft. Generally light winds during summer, better in winter.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No information |
Make your way to Portsmouth, Southampton or Lymington on the south coast of England, and get a ferry to the island. Then head into Ryde. And Appley can be found at the far end of Ryde Beaches.
Extra information
Please watch out for other users (especially in summer months). Inshore Rescue located next door if really in trouble.
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