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Calshot Spit
active 6 years, 1 month agoBeach Admins
Calshot Spit is a great location for kitesurfing (and windsurfing/SUP/kayaking) with a variety of sailing conditions from butter flat water to rolling swell at high tide.
The spit is divided between two different local authorities – the area along the beach huts, up to the activity centre entrance, is part of New Forest District Council. The grounds of Calshot Activity Centre are controlled by Hampshire County Council.
Kiting from the official ‘kite beach’ in the HCC Activity Centre is by annual club membership only. Kiting from the NFDC ‘car park’ between the beach huts is unregulated at present.
If you choose to kite Calshot without joining the Club, please do so respectfully to help us maintain access for kiting at this location.
The wind directions for the kite beach & car park launches are:
NE – Cross shore from the left
SE – Onshore
SW – Cross shore from the right
Wind directions that work for the pond behind the spit:
NNW around to NE
Wind directions that don’t work anywhere at Calshot are NW or W. Basically the wind is off the land & the power station blocks it in a NW. Local kiters go to Lepe Beach in a W or over to Meon Shore in a NW.