Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 5/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 16 Oct 2026, 19:15
Snapshot cache 180s
14.7 East Fort wind - kt
NW East Fort direction
0.8 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 20:00-22:00 | 9-15.6 kt NW | 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
19:00
7.6 kt
NW
G 13.4 kt
1.7 m | UNKNOWN
20:00
9 kt
NW
G 15.6 kt
1.7 m | UNKNOWN
21:00
6.4 kt
NW
G 11.3 kt
Tide -
22:00
6.8 kt
NNW
G 12 kt
Tide -
23:00
7.2 kt
NW
G 12.4 kt
Tide -
00:00
7.4 kt
NW
G 12.9 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
OFFSHORE
Wind from NW 326° → blowing toward SE 146°
Land to sea
14.7 kt | gust 16 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ SE 146°
TIDE TO ↑ E 96° | 0.9 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
↑
NW 326°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.5 m 03:12
NOW 1.9 m
↔ SLACK
LOW 0.9 m 09:01
LIVE WAVE FIELD
0.8 m
W1 significant wave height
ORGANISED BUMPS
5.6 s period
18° NNE wave from
0.7 m nearshore
Losing 0.1 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 18°
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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
13 min old
14.7 kt
326° NW
16 gust kt
324° gust dir
STEADY 1.3 kt / 9%
16 Oct 2026, 19:02
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
14 min old
7.8 kt
331° NNW
9.2 gust kt
326° gust dir
VARIABLE 1.4 kt / 18%
16 Oct 2026, 19:01
FEED

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
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LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
18 min old
0.8 m Hs
18° NNE
1.3 max m
5.6 period s
ORGANISED BUMPS wave character
16 Oct 2026, 18:57
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
15 min old
1.9 m
Observed water level
1.7 predicted m
0.2 surge m
0 status
16 Oct 2026, 19:00
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
15 min old
0.7 m Hs
Wave direction -
1 max m
4.1 period s
WIND CHOP wave character
16 Oct 2026, 19:00