Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 17 Oct 2026, 16:38
Snapshot cache 180s
17.9 East Fort wind - kt
N East Fort direction
1.8 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 17:00-19:00 | 13.2-23.5 kt NNE | CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST | tide unknown | cleaner wind swell
GUSTINESS GUSTY
WAVE QUALITY CLEANER WIND SWELL
SUNSET 17:57 1h 18m daylight left
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
17:00
13.2 kt
NNE
G 23.5 kt
3.3 m | UNKNOWN
18:00
14.2 kt
N
G 25.5 kt
Tide -
19:00
11.1 kt
N
G 19.7 kt
Tide -
20:00
10.9 kt
NNW
G 19.7 kt
Tide -
21:00
9.1 kt
NNW
G 16.3 kt
Tide -
22:00
9.9 kt
NNW
G 17.3 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-OFFSHORE
Wind from N 356° → blowing toward S 176°
Angled away from shore
17.9 kt | gust 24.5 kt | GUSTY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ S 176°
TIDE TO ↑ SSW 207° | 0.2 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 356°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.4 m 03:51
NOW 3.4 m
↓ FALLING
LOW 1 m 09:40
LIVE WAVE FIELD
1.8 m
W1 significant wave height
CLEANER WIND SWELL
7.1 s period
26° NNE wave from
1.5 m nearshore
Losing 0.3 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 26°
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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
6 min old
17.9 kt
356° N
24.5 gust kt
4° gust dir
GUSTY 6.6 kt / 37%
17 Oct 2026, 16:32
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
12 min old
9.4 kt
358° N
12.1 gust kt
352° gust dir
VARIABLE 2.7 kt / 29%
17 Oct 2026, 16:26
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
12 min old
8.7 kt
352° N
10.2 gust kt
352° gust dir
VARIABLE 1.5 kt / 17%
17 Oct 2026, 16:26
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
11 min old
1.8 m Hs
26° NNE
3.1 max m
7.1 period s
CLEANER WIND SWELL wave character
17 Oct 2026, 16:28
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
9 min old
3.4 m
Observed water level
3.3 predicted m
0.1 surge m
0 status
17 Oct 2026, 16:30
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
7 min old
1.5 m Hs
Wave direction -
2.1 max m
4 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
17 Oct 2026, 16:31