Live watersports station - Frinton-on-Sea
LIVE 6/6 HHA FEEDS
Updated 17 Oct 2026, 11:24
Snapshot cache 180s
14.4 East Fort wind - kt
NNW East Fort direction
1.8 W1 significant wave - m
SESSION INTELLIGENCE
Best of next 6h: 11:00-13:00 | 13.6-24.1 kt NNW | CROSS-OFFSHORE | tide slack | cleaner wind swell
GUSTINESS STEADY
WAVE QUALITY CLEANER WIND SWELL
SUNSET 17:57 6h 32m daylight left
NEXT 6 HOURS

GO NOW OR WAIT?

Forecast wind + HHA tide curve
11:00
13.6 kt
NNW
G 24.1 kt
1.2 m | SLACK
12:00
10.1 kt
N
G 17.9 kt
1.3 m | UNKNOWN
13:00
9.7 kt
N
G 17.7 kt
Tide -
14:00
9.3 kt
NNE
G 17.3 kt
Tide -
15:00
12.3 kt
N
G 22.1 kt
Tide -
16:00
11.9 kt
N
G 20.8 kt
Tide -
FRINTON COAST RELATION
CROSS-OFFSHORE
Wind from N 345° → blowing toward S 165°
Angled away from shore
14.4 kt | gust 15.8 kt | STEADY | source: East Fort Massac
WIND vs TIDAL STREAM
WIND TO ↑ SSE 165°
TIDE TO ↑ WSW 239° | 1.1 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
↑
N 345°
LIVE TIDE
HIGH 3.4 m 03:51
NOW 1.5 m
↑ RISING
LOW 1 m 09:40
LIVE WAVE FIELD
1.8 m
W1 significant wave height
CLEANER WIND SWELL
6.7 s period
21° NNE wave from
1.1 m nearshore
Losing 0.7 m nearshore
Blue = W1 offshore. Pink = East Fort nearshore. Animation speed follows the measured period.
W1 OFFSHORE
FRINTON
FROM NNE 21°
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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
9 min old
14.4 kt
345° NNW
15.8 gust kt
344° gust dir
STEADY 1.4 kt / 10%
17 Oct 2026, 11:15
LIVE WIND

Landguard Gill

Supporting wind
8 min old
12.2 kt
355° N
17.1 gust kt
349° gust dir
GUSTY 4.9 kt / 40%
17 Oct 2026, 11:16
LIVE WIND

Erwarton Beacon

Supporting wind
13 min old
9.1 kt
341° NNW
12.9 gust kt
341° gust dir
GUSTY 3.8 kt / 42%
17 Oct 2026, 11:11
LIVE WAVES

W1 Waverider

Offshore waves
14 min old
1.8 m Hs
21° NNE
2.7 max m
6.7 period s
CLEANER WIND SWELL wave character
17 Oct 2026, 11:10
LIVE TIDE

East Fort Massac

Live tide / surge
9 min old
1.5 m
Observed water level
1.3 predicted m
0.2 surge m
0 status
17 Oct 2026, 11:15
LIVE WAVES

East Fort Massac

Nearshore waves
12 min old
1.1 m Hs
Wave direction -
1.5 max m
3.3 period s
SHORT / MESSY CHOP wave character
17 Oct 2026, 11:12