Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 5/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 17 Oct 2026, 20:29
Snapshot cache 180s
14.9 East Fort wind - kt
NNW East Fort direction
2.1 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 00:00-02:00 | 10.9-19.2 kt NNW | CROSS-OFFSHORE | tide unknown | cleaner wind swell
GUSTINESS GUSTY
WAVE QUALITY CLEANER WIND SWELL
SUNSET 17:57 Sunset passed
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
20:00
10.1 kt
N
G 18.1 kt
1.7 m | SLACK
21:00
10.3 kt
N
G 18.1 kt
1.6 m | UNKNOWN
22:00
9.3 kt
NNW
G 16.7 kt
Tide -
23:00
9.9 kt
NNW
G 17.5 kt
Tide -
00:00
10.9 kt
NNW
G 19.2 kt
Tide -
01:00
10.9 kt
NNW
G 19.7 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-OFFSHORE
Wind from N 348° → blowing toward S 168°
Angled away from shore
14.9 kt | gust 20 kt | GUSTY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ SSE 168°
TIDE TO ↑ ESE 108° | 0.6 kt
WIND WITH TIDE
Wind and current are broadly aligned
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
↑
N 348°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.4 m 03:51
NOW 1.7 m
↑ RISING
LOW 1 m 09:40
LIVE WAVE FIELD
2.1 m
W1 significant wave height
CLEANER WIND SWELL
7.7 s period
28° NNE wave from
1.4 m nearshore
Losing 0.7 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 28°
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3-HOUR HISTORY

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Observed HHA history + browser memory
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LIVE WIND

East Fort Massac

Approach wind
15 min old
14.9 kt
348° NNW
20 gust kt
356° gust dir
GUSTY 5.1 kt / 34%
17 Oct 2026, 20:15
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
19 min old
12.6 kt
341° NNW
14.9 gust kt
339° gust dir
VARIABLE 2.3 kt / 18%
17 Oct 2026, 20:11
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Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
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LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
17 min old
2.1 m Hs
28° NNE
3.4 max m
7.7 period s
CLEANER WIND SWELL wave character
17 Oct 2026, 20:13
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
16 min old
1.7 m
Observed water level
1.6 predicted m
0.1 surge m
0 status
17 Oct 2026, 20:14
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
14 min old
1.4 m Hs
Wave direction -
2 max m
4.3 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
17 Oct 2026, 20:16