Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 17 Oct 2026, 22:23
Snapshot cache 180s
14.9 East Fort wind - kt
NNW East Fort direction
2.2 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 01:00-03:00 | 11.9-21 kt NNW | CROSS-OFFSHORE | tide unknown | cleaner wind swell
GUSTINESS VARIABLE
WAVE QUALITY CLEANER WIND SWELL
SUNSET 17:57 Sunset passed
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
22:00
9.3 kt
N
G 16.3 kt
1.2 m | SLACK
23:00
9.1 kt
NNW
G 16.3 kt
1.2 m | UNKNOWN
00:00
10.3 kt
NNW
G 18.3 kt
Tide -
01:00
11.9 kt
NNW
G 21 kt
Tide -
02:00
11.9 kt
NNW
G 21 kt
Tide -
03:00
6.4 kt
N
G 11.4 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-OFFSHORE
Wind from N 345° → blowing toward S 165°
Angled away from shore
14.9 kt | gust 17.3 kt | VARIABLE | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ SSE 165°
TIDE TO ↑ SSE 166° | 0.4 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 345°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.4 m 03:51
NOW 1.4 m
↓ FALLING
LOW 1 m 09:40
LIVE WAVE FIELD
2.2 m
W1 significant wave height
CLEANER WIND SWELL
7.1 s period
25° NNE wave from
1.2 m nearshore
Losing 0.9 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 25°
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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
8 min old
14.9 kt
345° NNW
17.3 gust kt
349° gust dir
VARIABLE 2.4 kt / 16%
17 Oct 2026, 22:16
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
8 min old
12.8 kt
339° NNW
16 gust kt
335° gust dir
VARIABLE 3.2 kt / 25%
17 Oct 2026, 22:16
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
13 min old
7.3 kt
309° NW
9.9 gust kt
309° gust dir
GUSTY 2.6 kt / 36%
17 Oct 2026, 22:11
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
11 min old
2.2 m Hs
25° NNE
4 max m
7.1 period s
CLEANER WIND SWELL wave character
17 Oct 2026, 22:13
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
10 min old
1.4 m
Observed water level
1.2 predicted m
0.1 surge m
0 status
17 Oct 2026, 22:14
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
8 min old
1.2 m Hs
Wave direction -
1.7 max m
3.7 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
17 Oct 2026, 22:16