Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 16 Oct 2026, 23:20
Snapshot cache 180s
18.7 East Fort wind - kt
NW East Fort direction
1.1 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 03:00-05:00 | 9.3-16.5 kt NNW | CROSS-OFFSHORE | tide unknown | organised bumps
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY ORGANISED BUMPS
SUNSET 17:59 Sunset passed
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
23:00
6 kt
NW
G 10.9 kt
1.5 m | SLACK
00:00
7.4 kt
NW
G 12.9 kt
1.6 m | UNKNOWN
01:00
8.5 kt
NW
G 15 kt
Tide -
02:00
9 kt
NW
G 15.3 kt
Tide -
03:00
9.3 kt
NNW
G 16.5 kt
Tide -
04:00
8 kt
NW
G 14 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
OFFSHORE
Wind from NW 326° → blowing toward SE 146°
Land to sea
18.7 kt | gust 20.8 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ SE 146°
TIDE TO ↑ WSW 241° | 1.2 kt
WIND ACROSS TIDE
Wind is crossing the tidal stream
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
↑
NW 326°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.5 m 03:12
NOW 1.8 m
↔ SLACK
LOW 0.9 m 09:01
LIVE WAVE FIELD
1.1 m
W1 significant wave height
ORGANISED BUMPS
5.3 s period
14° NNE wave from
0.7 m nearshore
Losing 0.4 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 14°
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3-HOUR HISTORY

IS IT BUILDING OR DROPPING?

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

East Fort Massac

Approach wind
4 min old
18.7 kt
326° NW
20.8 gust kt
326° gust dir
STEADY 2.1 kt / 11%
16 Oct 2026, 23:16
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
9 min old
13.6 kt
322° NW
15.6 gust kt
323° gust dir
STEADY 2 kt / 15%
16 Oct 2026, 23:11
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
9 min old
7.3 kt
288° WNW
7.9 gust kt
288° gust dir
STEADY 0.6 kt / 8%
16 Oct 2026, 23:11
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
7 min old
1.1 m Hs
14° NNE
1.5 max m
5.3 period s
ORGANISED BUMPS wave character
16 Oct 2026, 23:13
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
5 min old
1.8 m
Observed water level
1.6 predicted m
0.2 surge m
0 status
16 Oct 2026, 23:15
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

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