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Mersea Island Beach ( ID mersea_island_beach )      Hits: 472
You are here: Europe > England (UK) > Mersea Island Beach ( ID mersea_island_beach )
Continent: Europe
Country: England (UK)
Next Big City (Airport):  Stanstead
Next Town: Colchester
Latitude:   51.7735
Longitude: 0.9183
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
No Information

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Currents

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- High Tide


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.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
- Pebbles
Size:
- Depending on Tide

Hazards:
- Other
Beach crowds:
No Information


Sand and shingle beach with beach huts.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


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.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- E
- ESE
- SE
Main Direction:
No Information


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.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
No Information


From Stanstead airport, head for Harwich, pickup signs for Colchester and then follow signs to West Mersea on Mersea Island. Free parking.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information


No rules followed, just general respect for others.

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 Nightlife
Colchester has a few nightclubs.

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