Thorpe Bay ‘Uncle Toms’

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Corringham, Essex Weather Station - 13.41 miles away | Updated 4 minutes ago

Low Tide was about 2 hours ago
Today's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
05:210.48Low Tide
11:225.3High Tide
17:310.94Low Tide
23:355.19High Tide
Tommorow's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
06:050.49Low Tide
12:085.33High Tide
18:150.82Low 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
Fri 27 May 01:00
11 / 22
15°c 13°c 0 Good 9% Cloudy
Fri 27 May 04:00
9 / 20
14°c 12°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Fri 27 May 07:00
11 / 18
14°c 12°c 1 Good 5% Cloudy
Fri 27 May 10:00
11 / 18
15°c 13°c 5 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Fri 27 May 13:00
11 / 18
18°c 15°c 7 Very good 0% Sunny day
Fri 27 May 16:00
13 / 20
19°c 15°c 4 Very good 0% Partly cloudy (day)
Fri 27 May 19:00
11 / 20
18°c 15°c 1 Excellent 0% Sunny day
Fri 27 May 22:00
9 / 22
13°c 11°c 0 Very good 0% Clear night
Sat 28 May 01:00
9 / 20
11°c 9°c 0 Very good 0% Clear night
Sat 28 May 04:00
9 / 22
9°c 7°c 0 Very good 0% Clear night
Sat 28 May 07:00
11 / 16
10°c 8°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Sat 28 May 10:00
9 / 13
14°c 12°c 4 Excellent 4% Cloudy
Sat 28 May 13:00
11 / 16
16°c 13°c 6 Very good 4% Cloudy
Sat 28 May 16:00
11 / 18
14°c 12°c 3 Very good 4% Cloudy
Sat 28 May 19:00
11 / 16
13°c 11°c 1 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Sat 28 May 22:00
7 / 9
11°c 10°c 0 Very good 0% Partly cloudy (night)
Sun 29 May 01:00
9 / 16
9°c 7°c 0 Very good 1% Clear night
Sun 29 May 04:00
9 / 16
8°c 5°c 0 Very good 1% Clear night
Sun 29 May 07:00
11 / 18
9°c 7°c 1 Very good 3% Sunny day
Sun 29 May 10:00
13 / 22
12°c 9°c 4 Very good 12% Overcast
Sun 29 May 13:00
11 / 20
12°c 10°c 5 Good 33% Light rain shower (day)
Sun 29 May 16:00
11 / 20
13°c 11°c 3 Very good 11% Cloudy
Sun 29 May 19:00
11 / 18
12°c 10°c 1 Very good 8% Cloudy
Sun 29 May 22:00
7 / 11
10°c 8°c 0 Very good 6% Cloudy
Mon 30 May 01:00
7 / 11
8°c 7°c 0 Very good 2% Clear night
Mon 30 May 04:00
7 / 11
8°c 6°c 0 Very good 2% Partly cloudy (night)
Mon 30 May 07:00
7 / 13
9°c 8°c 1 Very good 3% Partly cloudy (day)
Mon 30 May 10:00
7 / 13
12°c 10°c 5 Very good 8% Cloudy
Mon 30 May 13:00
9 / 16
13°c 11°c 5 Very good 16% Overcast
Mon 30 May 16:00
9 / 16
13°c 12°c 2 Very good 31% Light rain shower (day)
Mon 30 May 19:00
9 / 16
13°c 11°c 1 Very good 13% Cloudy
Mon 30 May 22:00
9 / 13
12°c 10°c 0 Very good 10% Cloudy
Tue 31 May 01:00
9 / 13
11°c 10°c 0 Very good 3% Partly cloudy (night)
Tue 31 May 04:00
9 / 13
11°c 9°c 0 Very good 4% Cloudy
Tue 31 May 07:00
7 / 13
11°c 10°c 1 Very good 2% Partly cloudy (day)
Tue 31 May 10:00
9 / 16
13°c 12°c 4 Very good 14% Partly cloudy (day)
Tue 31 May 13:00
9 / 18
15°c 13°c 6 Very good 20% Cloudy
Tue 31 May 16:00
9 / 18
16°c 13°c 2 Very good 39% Light rain shower (day)
Tue 31 May 19:00
9 / 16
15°c 13°c 1 Very good 32% Light rain shower (day)
Tue 31 May 22:00
9 / 16
14°c 12°c 0 Very good 6% Partly cloudy (night)

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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