Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 23:19
Snapshot cache 180s
12.3 East Fort wind - kt
SW East Fort direction
0.5 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 04:00-05:00 | 8.4-14.4 kt SW | CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST | tide unknown | wind chop
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY WIND CHOP
SUNSET 18:01 Sunset passed
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
23:00
6.4 kt
SW
G 10.9 kt
1.7 m | SLACK
00:00
6.6 kt
SW
G 11.3 kt
1.8 m | UNKNOWN
01:00
6 kt
SSW
G 10.5 kt
Tide -
02:00
7 kt
SW
G 12.4 kt
Tide -
03:00
8 kt
SW
G 13.8 kt
Tide -
04:00
8.4 kt
SW
G 14.4 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST
Wind from SW 216° → blowing toward NE 36°
Running SW to NE along the coast
12.3 kt | gust 13.6 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ NE 36°
TIDE TO ↑ WSW 256° | 1.2 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
↑
SW 216°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.6 m 15:01
NOW 1.9 m
↑ RISING
LOW 0.8 m 08:30
LIVE WAVE FIELD
0.5 m
W1 significant wave height
WIND CHOP
3.7 s period
189° S wave from
0.5 m nearshore
Holding into the coast
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM S 189°
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3-HOUR HISTORY

IS IT BUILDING OR DROPPING?

Observed HHA history + browser memory
WIND - EAST FORT -
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WAVES - W1 -
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LIVE WIND

East Fort Massac

Approach wind
5 min old
12.3 kt
216° SW
13.6 gust kt
217° gust dir
STEADY 1.3 kt / 11%
15 Oct 2026, 23:15
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
4 min old
9.5 kt
239° WSW
10.3 gust kt
243° gust dir
STEADY 0.8 kt / 8%
15 Oct 2026, 23:16
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
10 min old
7.3 kt
198° SSW
8.9 gust kt
198° gust dir
VARIABLE 1.6 kt / 22%
15 Oct 2026, 23:10
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
7 min old
0.5 m Hs
189° S
0.7 max m
3.7 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 23:13
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
6 min old
1.9 m
Observed water level
1.8 predicted m
0.2 surge m
0 status
15 Oct 2026, 23:14
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
4 min old
0.5 m Hs
Wave direction -
0.7 max m
2.5 period s
SHORT / MESSY CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 23:16