Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 5/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 18 Oct 2026, 21:15
Snapshot cache 180s
15.1 East Fort wind - kt
E East Fort direction
1.7 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 23:00-01:00 | 12-20.6 kt E | CROSS-ONSHORE | tide unknown | cleaner wind swell
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY CLEANER WIND SWELL
SUNSET 17:54 Sunset passed
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
21:00
6 kt
NNE
G 10.5 kt
1.8 m | UNKNOWN
22:00
9.3 kt
E
G 16.1 kt
1.8 m | UNKNOWN
23:00
12 kt
E
G 20.6 kt
Tide -
00:00
9.9 kt
SE
G 17.5 kt
Tide -
01:00
6.4 kt
SE
G 10.9 kt
Tide -
02:00
2.9 kt
WSW
G 5.1 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-ONSHORE
Wind from E 92° → blowing toward W 272°
Angled toward shore
15.1 kt | gust 17 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ W 272°
TIDE TO ↑ ESE 104° | 0.4 kt
WIND AGAINST TIDE
Opposed flow - steeper, shorter water more likely
MODELLED CURRENT | Open-Meteo / MeteoFrance SMOC | ~8 km grid
Geometry only - not a go/no-go rating. Frinton shoreline is approximated SW to NE.
LAND
SEA
N ↑
FRINTON
↑
E 92°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.2 m 04:21
NOW 1.6 m
↔ SLACK
LOW 1.1 m 10:30
LIVE WAVE FIELD
1.7 m
W1 significant wave height
CLEANER WIND SWELL
7.7 s period
48° NE wave from
1.2 m nearshore
Losing 0.4 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NE 48°
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3-HOUR HISTORY

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Observed HHA history + browser memory
WIND - EAST FORT -
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LIVE WIND

East Fort Massac

Approach wind
13 min old
15.1 kt
92° E
17 gust kt
90° gust dir
STEADY 1.9 kt / 13%
18 Oct 2026, 21:02
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
19 min old
10.3 kt
96° E
11.9 gust kt
91° gust dir
VARIABLE 1.6 kt / 16%
18 Oct 2026, 20:56
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Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
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LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
19 min old
1.7 m Hs
48° NE
2.8 max m
7.7 period s
CLEANER WIND SWELL wave character
18 Oct 2026, 20:56
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
15 min old
1.6 m
Observed water level
1.8 predicted m
-0.2 surge m
0 status
18 Oct 2026, 21:00
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
17 min old
1.2 m Hs
Wave direction -
1.7 max m
3.9 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
18 Oct 2026, 20:58