Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 01:23
Snapshot cache 180s
16.8 East Fort wind - kt
SSW East Fort direction
0.9 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 02:00-04:00 | 10.3-18.1 kt SSW | CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST | tide unknown | wind chop
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY WIND CHOP
SUNSET 18:01 16h 37m daylight left
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
01:00
9.7 kt
SSW
G 17.1 kt
2.9 m | SLACK
02:00
10.3 kt
SSW
G 18.1 kt
3 m | UNKNOWN
03:00
9.7 kt
SSW
G 17.1 kt
Tide -
04:00
8.4 kt
SW
G 14.4 kt
Tide -
05:00
9.9 kt
SSW
G 17.5 kt
Tide -
06:00
9.9 kt
SW
G 17.3 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-SHORE / ALONG COAST
Wind from SW 205° → blowing toward NE 25°
Running SW to NE along the coast
16.8 kt | gust 18.8 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ NNE 25°
TIDE TO ↑ W 281° | 0.5 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
↑
SW 205°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3 m 01:10
NOW 2.6 m
↔ SLACK
LOW 2.3 m 00:01
LIVE WAVE FIELD
0.9 m
W1 significant wave height
WIND CHOP
4.8 s period
190° S wave from
0.8 m nearshore
Losing 0.1 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM S 190°
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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
16.8 kt
205° SSW
18.8 gust kt
197° gust dir
STEADY 2 kt / 12%
15 Oct 2026, 01:10
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
18 min old
13 kt
203° SSW
14.1 gust kt
200° gust dir
STEADY 1.1 kt / 8%
15 Oct 2026, 01:06
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
17 min old
7.5 kt
177° S
8.8 gust kt
177° gust dir
VARIABLE 1.3 kt / 17%
15 Oct 2026, 01:07
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
25 min old
0.9 m Hs
190° S
1.2 max m
4.8 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 00:59
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
14 min old
2.6 m
Observed water level
3 predicted m
-0.4 surge m
0 status
15 Oct 2026, 01:10
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
22 min old
0.8 m Hs
Wave direction -
1.2 max m
3.2 period s
SHORT / MESSY CHOP wave character
15 Oct 2026, 01:02