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Windsurf and Wing foil at Poole, Poole Harbour: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Poole Harbour, England, United Kingdom

Poole is busiest between April and October: sessions usually start between 10:00 and 19:00. 41% of sessions are Windsurf.

Sessions, 12 months
814
Riders, 12 months
77
Sessions, 30 days
51
Record, 12 months
34.4 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1William Trossell34.4 kn 63.7 km/h
2Kel Meadows30.4 kn 56.3 km/h
3Chris Chapman29.9 kn 55.3 km/h
4Jonathan Ingram29.2 kn 54.0 km/h
5Fin Dickinson28.3 kn 52.4 km/h
6barry27.9 kn 51.7 km/h
7Andrew Spinney27.6 kn 51.2 km/h
8Jake Foster26.1 kn 48.3 km/h
9Gary Lake25.1 kn 46.4 km/h
10Matt Wemms24.6 kn 45.5 km/h

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Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1@guycribb30.7 kn 56.8 km/h
2Matt Wemms26.8 kn 49.6 km/h
3Richie White26.7 kn 49.5 km/h
4Paul Pavlou26.3 kn 48.7 km/h
5Ben Roberts21.9 kn 40.5 km/h
6Freddie21.7 kn 40.1 km/h
7james coupe20.1 kn 37.2 km/h
8Dazzy tomes18.6 kn 34.5 km/h
9James Keegan18.5 kn 34.2 km/h
10Nik18.5 kn 34.2 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1William Percy31.0 kn 57.4 km/h
2Anonymous rider20.2 kn 37.5 km/h
3John Sowry17.3 kn 32.1 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Matthew23.5 kn 43.5 km/h
2David Bennett22.9 kn 42.4 km/h
3Peter Hoyle21.4 kn 39.6 km/h
4Al p16.9 kn 31.3 km/h
5Matteo Gardenghi15.3 kn 28.3 km/h
6Alex Thies14.9 kn 27.6 km/h
7Liam Pardy14.9 kn 27.6 km/h
8Stef Haazen10.4 kn 19.3 km/h
9Guy8.9 kn 16.5 km/h
10Emilia Ewer7.0 kn 12.9 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan24
  • Feb38
  • Mar18
  • Apr97
  • May100
  • Jun145
  • Jul127
  • Aug98
  • Sep83
  • Oct81
  • Nov3
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • WindsurfJune60
  • Wing foilJune26
  • WindfoilJuly17
  • SailingMay21
  • KayakSeptember9
  • PowerboatMay7
  • SUPJune7

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 19:00. Local start time.

  • 6:0022
  • 7:008
  • 8:0012
  • 9:0045
  • 10:0079
  • 11:0073
  • 12:0075
  • 13:0095
  • 14:0096
  • 15:0083
  • 16:0071
  • 17:0080
  • 18:0057
  • 19:0013
  • 20:004
  • 21:001

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SW301
  • W158
  • N93
  • E74
  • SE57
  • NW53
  • S41
  • NE37
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Poole?

Sessions at Poole are mostly between April and October. The busiest month is June, with 145 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Poole better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 19:00, local time. 29% start before noon and 71% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Poole?

Windsurf (41%), Wing foil (13%), Windfoil (9%), Sailing (8%), and Kayak (6%). Waterspeed recorded 814 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Poole?

34.4 knots (63.7 km/h), Windsurf, on February 16, 2026. It is the fastest session at Poole on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Poole?

William Trossell, with 34.4 knots on February 16, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.