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Today at Colwell Bay: Excellent for wing foiling — 88/100 for intermediate level. Wind 7 kn E · Waves 0.2 m, 12 s · Tide -0.8 to -0.1 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Colwell Bay: flat with light offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the late morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 17°C / 62°F.
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Colwell Bay faces W, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow wing foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is offshore at 7 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for wing foiling — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Colwell Bay clears 60/100 for wing foiling at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 6 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Colwell Bay ranks 10th for wing foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A sheltered, family-friendly sand-and-shingle beach on the western Isle of Wight, facing WNW into the western Solent. Generally calm and flat, though wind-against-tide chop can develop, suiting windsurfing, kitesurfing, swimming, SUP and kayaking. The beach disappears entirely at high tide, so low water is the only time for launching. A strong offshore ebb current is the main hazard. No lifeguard cover. Dogs banned on the main section 1 May-30 Sept.
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Wind at Colwell Bay today: 7 kn E (gusting 20 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects wing foiling conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Colwell Bay today: 0.2 m, 12 s period from SE, flat character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for wing foiling at Colwell Bay today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 88/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Colwell Bay scores 90/100 today for kite foiling — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Colwell Bay is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Colwell Bay is a coastal location near Colwell Bay in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Colwell Bay, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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