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Mersea Island Beach

Intermediate
England (UK), Colchester, England (UK)
Coordinates: 51.7735, 0.9183
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Ideal wind:
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Flat to choppy. Brown water. Medium tide current. Best 2-3 hours either side of high tide. Good sailing at low tide but longer muddy/sand walk. No Waves. Sand and shingle beach with beach huts. Best with E, ESE and SE. Westerly is also good but gusty. Anything southerly is good. In a Northwest it is possible to ride but there is a wind shadow. UK temps air from -10°C to 32°C, average summer temp 20-27°C. Summer steamer occasional shorty. Winter requires full winter steamer. Sail/fly/surf all year round if you have the right wetsuit. Water: Flat, Chop. Features: Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking.

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Live

Wind

6 kn

NE · gusts 9 kn

Waves

0.3 m

3s period

Swell

0.2 m

Tide

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Updated 24/08/2026, 01:26:32

Forecast

Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30NE00:00N06:00E12:00E18:00NE00:00NE06:00E12:00E18:00E00:00SE06:00S12:00SE18:00SE00:00E06:00SE12:00S18:00SW00:00SW06:00SW12:00SW18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00SW18:00W00:00W06:00SW12:00SW18:00
Wind scale
Max 35 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 24/08/2026, 01:26:32

Data: Open-Meteo

About this spot

Hazards

Medium tide current. Best 2-3 hours either side of high tide. Good sailing at low tide but longer muddy/sand walk.

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