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Kite forecast Hayling Island today

Wind, gusts and direction at Hayling Island (Hampshire, United Kingdom) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind27 kn50 km/h
Gusts43 kngust spread 16 kn
DirectionWSWfrom WSW · 242°
KiteGustysmall kite (5–8 m)

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Hayling Island kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Kiteable 8 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 08:00–11:00: 18–32 kn from W.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0016 kn25 knWKiteable
12:0026 kn41 knWGusty
15:0020 kn31 knWNWKiteable

Monday 26 October

Kiteable 7 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 07:00–10:00: 17–31 kn from S.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0019 kn31 knSKiteable
12:0019 kn31 knSSWKiteable
15:0018 kn29 knSWKiteable

Tuesday 27 October

Kiteable 5 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 08:00–11:00: 14–27 kn from WSW.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0013 kn24 knWSWKiteable
12:0015 kn28 knWSWGusty
15:0014 kn26 knWSWKiteable

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Hayling Island

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Hayling Island most often blows from WSW (20% of them). Windiest months: September, November, December.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days42%39%26%43%29%50%32%39%57%55%73%77%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Hayling Island

Open the wind map centred on Hayling Island

The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.

More about Hayling Island

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Hayling Island today?
Gusty: wind 27 kn gusting 43 kn from WSW (Sat 21:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Hayling Island today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Hayling Island?
On windy days mostly from WSW. Windiest months: September, November, December.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Hayling Island, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.