Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 5/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 03:29
Snapshot cache 180s
20.2 East Fort wind - kt
SSW East Fort direction
1.1 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 03:00-05:00 | 11.3-20 kt SSW | CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST | tide slack | wind chop
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY WIND CHOP
SUNSET 18:01 14h 31m daylight left
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
03:00
11.3 kt
SSW
G 20 kt
3.6 m | SLACK
04:00
9.5 kt
SW
G 16.7 kt
3.5 m | UNKNOWN
05:00
9.9 kt
SW
G 17.3 kt
Tide -
06:00
9.1 kt
SSW
G 16.1 kt
Tide -
07:00
9.5 kt
SSW
G 16.7 kt
Tide -
08:00
10.9 kt
SSW
G 19.2 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST
Wind from S 200° → blowing toward N 20°
Running SW to NE along the coast
20.2 kt | gust 22.6 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ NNE 20°
TIDE TO ↑ NE 41° | 1 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
↑
S 200°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.6 m 02:45
NOW 3.2 m
↔ SLACK
LOW 2.3 m 00:01
LIVE WAVE FIELD
1.1 m
W1 significant wave height
WIND CHOP
4.5 s period
187° S 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 S 187°
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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
14 min old
20.2 kt
200° SSW
22.6 gust kt
202° gust dir
STEADY 2.4 kt / 12%
15 Oct 2026, 03:16
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
14 min old
12.1 kt
200° SSW
13.5 gust kt
199° gust dir
STEADY 1.4 kt / 12%
15 Oct 2026, 03:16
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Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
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LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
18 min old
1.1 m Hs
187° S
2.1 max m
4.5 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 03:12
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
16 min old
3.2 m
Observed water level
3.5 predicted m
-0.4 surge m
0 status
15 Oct 2026, 03:14
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
14 min old
0.7 m Hs
Wave direction -
1 max m
2.5 period s
SHORT / MESSY CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 03:16