Area

The Solent

Hampshire, West Sussex, and Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

2,222 sessions in the The Solent area in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 11 kn, most often from SW. Top speed 52.2 kn (Sailing).

Spots
14
Sessions, 30 days
143
Riders, 30 days
53
Top speed, 30 days
36.3 kn

Map

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United Kingdom in the last 12 months

Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.

Sessions by month

  • Jan 2690
  • Feb 2676
  • Mar 26103
  • Apr 26246
  • May 26198
  • Jun 26346
  • Jul 26307
  • Aug 26385
  • Sep 26234
  • Oct 26210
  • Nov 2627

Sports

  • Windsurf700
  • Wing foil468
  • Sailing411
  • Powerboat175
  • Foil69
  • SUP61
  • Windfoil58
  • Kayak53

Wind from · Average wind 11 kn

  • SW767
  • N415
  • W369
  • E181
  • SE152
  • S121
  • NE113
  • NW104

Top speeds

Windsurf36.4 knHavant · June
Wing foil33.0 knChichester · July
Sailing52.2 knSouthampton · July
Foil24.5 knSouthampton · May
SUP18.8 knSouthampton · August
Windfoil35.1 knHavant · June

Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Busiest spots in the The Solent area

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Questions

When do people ride most in the The Solent area?

In the last 12 months most sessions in the The Solent area were in August, June, and July.

How windy is it in the The Solent area?

In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 11 knots, most often from SW.

What is the top speed in the The Solent area?

52.2 knots, Sailing, in July (last 12 months).

Where do people ride in the The Solent area?

The busiest spots in the The Solent area in the last 12 months: Southampton, Chichester, Hayling Island, Lymington, and Havant.

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