Continent
North America
Country
New Hampshire (USA)
Next Big City
Boston (MA)
Next Town
Hampton, Seabrook Beach
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Food

Water

Type:
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
No information
Best Tide:
No information

Three sandbars, 75% of the time small to moderate chop until you pass the tidal breakers. Swells in the late winter produce overhead shore break sets.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Tidal
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
July, August

Super clean white sand beach. Locals take good care of trash, shells, etc. Kiters and windsurfer should do as well. During low tide there is ample room to launch, the spot itself could easily hold 20-30 kiters at low tide.

Weather

Spring:
Normal, Thick
Summer:
Shorts, Shorty
Fall:
Normal, Thick
Winter:
Thick

Wetsuit or drysuit year round. Summer months rash guard, shorties no problem if the waters warm up. Water temps hover around 65°F from late June to late August. Drysuits are the norm for late winter and late fall.

Wind

Best Months:
March, April, October, November
Wind Type:
No information
Best Direction:
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE
Main Direction:
SW

Solid kite conditions 50% of the time. SW 50% of the time, all other directions work pretty well with any East in them. South and North are also fine. Predominant flow is SW. Clean kiting conditions are found first with a NE flow, then a SE. On average 7-10 knots in the summer and 12-16 knots early spring and late fall. Low wind conditions for the most part.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
No information

Route 95N out of Boston to 286 East. All the way to the end and you will see the Ocean in front of you. From Manchester airport, 101 East to south 1A. Beach is at the intersection of Route 1A and Route 286 on the border of New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Extra information

Rules
Time

No parking on the street. Carry in and carry out all trash. Locals have right of way. In general, during the summer months kiting takes a back seat to sunbathers and anyone else from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

Nightlife

Massive amount of bars just north in Hampton Beach. $1 draft specials, tons of 21-28 crowd. Most bars are packed by 10:00pm and get very rowdy.