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🏄 Exmouth

🏄 Exmouth

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8.4
About Exmouth

Exmouth is a premier UK big air destination, particularly during winter when southern low-pressure systems deliver 50-knot onshore winds. The defining feature is an extensive sandbar at low tide that shelters approximately 300 metres of perfectly flat water, enabling high-wind freestyle and kiteloop sessions. The seafront offers excellent kickers when wind comes from southwest, west, or southeast. The Duckpond provides premier flat-water big air during north to northwest wind, with the river alignment amplifying wind strength. Access is easiest from Exeter Airport (20 minutes) or Bristol (90 minutes). Cold water requires wetsuits. Westerly winds tend to gust and underperform forecasts. Limited non-water activities exist nearby.

Amenities

Exeter Airport accessCafé/shop facilitiesSome parking options

Highlights

  • Epic winter big air
  • Protected sandbar flatness
  • Storm-driven extreme wind
  • River-amplified conditions
  • International-class waves
Conditions at a glance

Wind strength

It gets Super Strong (Up to 50 knots)

Consistency

It's windy Every few weeks

Wind quality

Pretty steady · cold wind

Water

Flat

Water temp

Cold (You need a wetsuit)

Boosting direction

Either direction

Windy months

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Woo big-air record: 28.5 m by Olly Bridge · bottom-end kite 25m+

Spots at this destination

  • The seafront
  • the duckpond
Wind & conditions
  • Wind reliability3.7
  • Avg wind (peak months)10–11 kt
  • Water temp9–18 °C
  • Best seasonAround Dec
Season Stats

Typical month-by-month snapshot — use live forecasts before you go.

MonthWind chanceAvg windAir °CWater °C
Jan30%9.7 kt6.39.7
Feb35%10.8 kt7.58.8
Mar33%10.4 kt8.38.8
Apr11%8.4 kt910.6
May14%8.9 kt12.413.5
Jun6%7.9 kt16.216.8
Jul12%8.8 kt17.615.2
Aug11%8.5 kt17.616.4
Sep20%8.7 kt16.217.8
Oct33%10.4 kt13.916.3
Nov29%10.4 kt9.913.4
Dec42%11.3 kt8.211.7
Spot video
Community scores
Verified

8.4/10

  • 💨Wind reliability8.2
  • 🌊Water conditions8.6
  • 🏖️Launch zone8.1
  • Scenery8.0
Location

Getting there

By car: Parking varies by spot — check local signs and kite school partners.

Shuttle: Many schools offer pickups from nearby towns.

Travel & practical info

Getting there

If you can fly to Exeter thats the best solution as it will take 20 minutes airport to beach; Bristol airport is around an hour and a half away and London 3 hours driving. Best to rent a car; unless you can take a bus or a train theEasy to visit (< 2 hours from airport)

Car needed

No car needed

Cost of a kite day

Affordable ($20-50 /day)

Internet

Good (video calls and streaming)

Local infrastructure

Medium development (some accommodations; hotels; health services or shops)
Family friendlyKite shop

Off-wind activities

  • Not much
Windguru forecast
Pro tip
Pack an extra smaller kite for the afternoons — many classic spots build through the day. Respect locals and keep the beach clean.
Reviews
Great vibe and reliable wind — this place keeps us coming back every season.