Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’

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Corringham, Essex Weather Station - 13.41 miles away | Updated 3 years ago

Low Tide was about 1 hour ago
Today's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
02:131.36Low Tide
08:474.44High Tide
14:551.43Low Tide
21:114.5High Tide
Tommorow's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
03:461.02Low Tide
09:564.86High Tide
16:081.13Low Tide
22:124.86High 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
Tue 25 Mar 00:00
2 / 11
2°c 1°c 0 Very poor 15% Fog
Tue 25 Mar 03:00
7 / 20
5°c 2°c 0 Moderate 0% Clear night
Tue 25 Mar 06:00
7 / 18
5°c 2°c 1 Moderate 4% Partly cloudy (day)
Tue 25 Mar 09:00
9 / 11
9°c 7°c 2 Moderate 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Tue 25 Mar 12:00
9 / 13
13°c 11°c 3 Good 6% Cloudy
Tue 25 Mar 15:00
9 / 13
12°c 11°c 1 Good 12% Overcast
Tue 25 Mar 18:00
4 / 11
12°c 11°c 1 Good 12% Overcast
Tue 25 Mar 21:00
7 / 11
11°c 9°c 0 Good 12% Overcast
Wed 26 Mar 00:00
4 / 9
9°c 8°c 0 Good 9% Cloudy
Wed 26 Mar 03:00
4 / 9
7°c 6°c 0 Moderate 7% Cloudy
Wed 26 Mar 06:00
4 / 7
6°c 4°c 1 Poor 16% Mist
Wed 26 Mar 09:00
4 / 7
9°c 8°c 2 Good 2% Partly cloudy (day)
Wed 26 Mar 12:00
7 / 9
10°c 9°c 4 Very good 0% Sunny day
Wed 26 Mar 15:00
7 / 9
11°c 9°c 2 Good 0% Sunny day
Wed 26 Mar 18:00
7 / 11
9°c 8°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Wed 26 Mar 21:00
7 / 13
8°c 6°c 0 Very good 0% Clear night
Thu 27 Mar 00:00
7 / 11
8°c 6°c 0 Very good 1% Clear night
Thu 27 Mar 03:00
7 / 11
7°c 5°c 0 Good 1% Clear night
Thu 27 Mar 06:00
7 / 11
7°c 5°c 1 Good 1% Sunny day
Thu 27 Mar 09:00
9 / 13
9°c 7°c 2 Very good 2% Partly cloudy (day)
Thu 27 Mar 12:00
11 / 18
12°c 9°c 3 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Thu 27 Mar 15:00
11 / 20
13°c 11°c 2 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Thu 27 Mar 18:00
11 / 20
12°c 10°c 1 Very good 1% Sunny day
Thu 27 Mar 21:00
13 / 20
10°c 7°c 0 Very good 4% Cloudy
Fri 28 Mar 00:00
13 / 22
9°c 6°c 0 Very good 8% Overcast
Fri 28 Mar 03:00
13 / 22
10°c 7°c 0 Good 13% Overcast
Fri 28 Mar 06:00
16 / 22
9°c 6°c 1 Good 48% Light rain
Fri 28 Mar 09:00
16 / 25
10°c 7°c 2 Good 16% Partly cloudy (day)
Fri 28 Mar 12:00
16 / 25
11°c 8°c 3 Very good 34% Light rain shower (day)
Fri 28 Mar 15:00
13 / 22
11°c 8°c 1 Very good 34% Light rain shower (day)
Fri 28 Mar 18:00
11 / 20
10°c 7°c 1 Very good 7% Partly cloudy (day)
Fri 28 Mar 21:00
11 / 18
8°c 6°c 0 Very good 2% Clear night
Sat 29 Mar 00:00
11 / 20
7°c 4°c 0 Very good 1% Clear night
Sat 29 Mar 03:00
13 / 20
6°c 3°c 0 Very good 3% Partly cloudy (night)
Sat 29 Mar 06:00
13 / 20
6°c 3°c 1 Very good 6% Partly cloudy (day)
Sat 29 Mar 09:00
13 / 22
8°c 5°c 2 Very good 14% Cloudy
Sat 29 Mar 12:00
16 / 27
10°c 7°c 3 Very good 18% Cloudy
Sat 29 Mar 15:00
16 / 27
10°c 7°c 1 Very good 21% Cloudy
Sat 29 Mar 18:00
16 / 25
10°c 7°c 1 Very good 34% Light rain shower (day)
Sat 29 Mar 21:00
16 / 25
9°c 6°c 0 Very good 10% Cloudy

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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