Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’

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Corringham, Essex Weather Station - 13.41 miles away | Updated 2 years ago

High Tide is in about 2 hours time
Today's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
04:244.87High Tide
11:070.92Low Tide
17:104.64High Tide
23:051.47Low Tide
Tommorow's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
05:104.69High Tide
11:531.08Low Tide
18:014.47High Tide
23:551.59Low Tide

Shoeburyness (Beach) Wind Forecast

Shoeburyness (Beach) 5 Day Weather Forecast

Time Direction Wind / Gust (mph) Temperature Feels Like UV Index Visibility Chance Of Rain Weather
Sun 22 Dec 09:00
16 / 29
5°c 0°c 1 Very good 4% Partly cloudy (day)
Sun 22 Dec 12:00
22 / 34
6°c 1°c 1 Very good 9% Cloudy
Sun 22 Dec 15:00
20 / 34
6°c 1°c 1 Very good 8% Cloudy
Sun 22 Dec 18:00
20 / 36
6°c 1°c 0 Very good 7% Cloudy
Sun 22 Dec 21:00
22 / 40
7°c 2°c 0 Excellent 5% Cloudy
Mon 23 Dec 00:00
20 / 36
6°c 1°c 0 Excellent 3% Cloudy
Mon 23 Dec 03:00
18 / 34
5°c 0°c 0 Excellent 0% Clear night
Mon 23 Dec 06:00
16 / 29
4°c -1°c 0 Excellent 0% Clear night
Mon 23 Dec 09:00
13 / 27
4°c -1°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Mon 23 Dec 12:00
13 / 22
6°c 1°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Mon 23 Dec 15:00
9 / 18
5°c 2°c 1 Very good 4% Cloudy
Mon 23 Dec 18:00
7 / 16
5°c 3°c 0 Very good 6% Cloudy
Mon 23 Dec 21:00
7 / 11
6°c 3°c 0 Good 12% Cloudy
Tue 24 Dec 00:00
9 / 13
6°c 3°c 0 Very good 14% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 03:00
9 / 13
6°c 4°c 0 Good 14% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 06:00
7 / 13
7°c 5°c 0 Moderate 12% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 09:00
9 / 13
8°c 6°c 1 Good 9% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 12:00
9 / 13
10°c 8°c 1 Good 9% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 15:00
9 / 13
10°c 9°c 1 Good 9% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 18:00
9 / 11
10°c 8°c 0 Good 10% Overcast
Tue 24 Dec 21:00
7 / 11
10°c 8°c 0 Good 10% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 00:00
7 / 11
10°c 8°c 0 Good 11% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 03:00
7 / 9
9°c 7°c 0 Good 12% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 06:00
7 / 9
9°c 7°c 0 Good 13% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 09:00
7 / 9
9°c 7°c 1 Good 13% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 12:00
7 / 11
9°c 7°c 1 Good 11% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 15:00
4 / 9
9°c 8°c 1 Good 11% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 18:00
4 / 7
9°c 8°c 0 Good 10% Overcast
Wed 25 Dec 21:00
4 / 7
9°c 8°c 0 Good 11% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 00:00
4 / 7
8°c 7°c 0 Good 12% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 03:00
4 / 4
8°c 7°c 0 Good 12% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 06:00
2 / 4
8°c 7°c 0 Good 13% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 09:00
2 / 4
8°c 7°c 1 Good 13% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 12:00
4 / 7
8°c 8°c 1 Good 13% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 15:00
2 / 4
8°c 8°c 1 Good 12% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 18:00
4 / 4
8°c 7°c 0 Good 10% Overcast
Thu 26 Dec 21:00
4 / 7
8°c 6°c 0 Good 12% Overcast

Kitesurfing Map for Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’

Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’ kite Surfing Photos

  • Sunset Uncle Toms
  • Thorpe Bay Uncle Toms
  • Thorpe Bay Uncle Toms
  • 9m Summer Day at Toms
  • 9m Summer Day at Toms
  • 9m Summer Day at Toms
  • 9m Summer Day at Toms
  • Tuesday 28th July Uncle Toms
  • An old pipe pop

Comments

About Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’

(UPDATED) Due to the temporary closure of East Beach, This beach has become very busy! This is causing issues with as there is only a small section of beach to launch and land. Please ensure that you pump up your kite and get riding ASAP to avoid any congestion on the beach. 

 

DO NOT PARK ON THE SLIPWAY!!!!!

DO NOT Launch your kite on the Green behind the beach huts!!!!!

Remember Right of way rules

 

Right of way rules determine who has the "right of way" and who should "yield, or get out of the way" when passing. 

  • A kiter on a starboard tack (right hand and shoulder forwards) has right of way.
  • A kiter on a port tack (left hand and shoulder forwards) must yield right of way (get out the way).
  • For two kiters on the same tack, the kiteboarder upwind must give way to the kitesurfer downwind.

 

While passing in opposite directions:

  • the upwind kiteboarder must fly their kite high
  • the kiteboarder downwind must fly their kite low

 

Uncle Tom's is located in Thorpe Bay which is East of Southend-on-Sea.

Although not a designated kite beach Uncle Tom's cane still be a fantastic location if you follow the rules to ensure we can continue to use this beach.

Uncle Toms is a small area and the beach is mainly stones. The launch ramp is used by JetSkis and speed boats hence it is best avoided at high tide. The rule of thumb here is do not go out until the concrete at the end of the storm drain pipe is visible. At the shoreline the beach has some mussel beds which will shred a kite very quickly, these should be avoided. To the right of the pipe there are boat moorings, these should also be avoided. At low tide a shallow lagoon forms approx 10 mins walk from the beach. Be aware that the tides at Southend move quickly. Make sure you are aware of the tide times and be aware that very strong currents can form in the estuary. 

  • Freestyle

Launching & Landing

Rig, launch and land to right of fence when looking out to sea from the launch ramp or on one of the sand banks at low tide.  Stay off the MOD restricted land.

Local Dangers

Small Pier
Mussel Beds
Cockle Beds
Fishing Boats/Moorings
MOD restricted area
VERY BUSY!!!!!!

Local Parking

Uncle Tom's cabin
Pay and Display
Street Parking
Their is a limited numbers of spaces directly leading up to the slipway

Life Guard & Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Station overlooking launch area

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