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Calshot Spit

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Calshot Spit 1 photo

  • Aerial View of Calshot Spit

    Aerial View of Calshot Spit. Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:56 pm
8 am
2.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.4
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph SE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
2.2Poor8 am1610
2.2Poor9 am1811
1.5Poor10 am4125
1.8Poor11 am2717
1.4Poor12 pm4125
1.4Poor1 pm4729
1.4Poor2 pm4830
1.4Poor3 pm4327
1.4Poor4 pm4125
1.8Poor5 pm4327
Sat
4.3Fair8 am159
4.0Fair9 am138
3.2Poor10 am1912
2.3Poor11 am2616
2.0Poor12 pm2415
1.3Poor1 pm2918
0.9Poor2 pm3220
1.1Poor3 pm3723
0.8Poor4 pm3824
0.7Poor5 pm4126
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Calshot Spit

Calshot Spit is a sand and shingle bank located in Hampshire, UK. It is near Calshot Beach, which is 220 meters away. The nearest town is Calshot village, 0.92 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank, near the village of Calshot, located on the southern bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England.

At the end of the spit are Calshot Castle (built by King Henry VIII), an RNLI lifeboat, an NCI station, several slipways, a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force flying boat station and Calshot Activities Centre. The neck of the spit is owned by New Forest District Council while the end of the spit is owned by the Crown Estate which leases it to Hampshire County Council.

Source: Calshot Spit on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms240 m770 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m850 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 270 m880 ft
  • Boat ramp460 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miCalshot (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miSouthampton Airport (SOU)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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