Hayling Island — CBK Beach
The managed, paid-launch club beach at Hayling's western end — flatter water and on-water safety cover, with membership and insurance checks.
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● Spot · shaded: the wind directions that work here. It is not a riding area or a permitted kite zone. Two fingers to move the map.
Location & launch
Know before you go.
- Launch
- Managed club launch area at the western end of Beachlands, near Sinah Common. Solo launching from the concrete block is prohibited.
- Wind
- E · ESE · SE · SSE · S · SSW · SW · WSW · W winds work here.
The shaded area shows the wind directions recorded as working here. It is not a permitted kite zone or a safe launch boundary. Check local signs.
Local rules, hazards & spot guide
Need to know
The things that catch people out here.
- You pay to launch here. In exchange you get water safety cover and flatter water than Kite Beach — a fair trade on a big day.
- Membership of the club plus proof of £5m BKSA third-party insurance is required before you are issued a vest.
- Solo launching from the concrete block is explicitly forbidden. Launch and land only in the specified kite zone.
- The Langstone Harbour entrance is right there and the stream through it is fierce.
Conditions
- Best
- Works
- Offshore
- Works in
- E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
- Best in
- SW, WSW, W
- Offshore (careful)
- N, NNE, NE, ENE, NW, NNW
- Wind quality
- moderate
- Water
- Flat to choppy
- Depth
- standing
- Best tide
- Low to mid
- Spring range
- 4.1 m
Sea breeze · May–Aug
- Beginner
- Good
- Intermediate
- Ideal
- Advanced
- Good
Hazards
Most serious first. The level is in words as well as colour.
- high
current Langstone Harbour entrance is immediately west with a very strong tidal stream.
- high
shipping Hayling ferry and harbour traffic through the entrance.
Access & rules
- Launch
- Managed club launch area at the western end of Beachlands, near Sinah Common. Solo launching from the concrete block is prohibited.
- Self launch
- Restricted — members must launch and land within the specified kite zone.
- Permit
- Launch fee payable to CBK.
- Insurance
- £5 million third-party public liability through BKSA. Proof required before a vest is issued.
- Membership
- Membership of the club is required; members must launch and land only within the specified kite zone.
- Tuition
- Recognised schools only
- Facilities
- toilets, cafe, changing, freshwater rinse, shop
Parking
- CBK / Sinah Common parking
paid
Official guidance · British Kitesports Association (BKSA)
Safety
Who is around if it goes wrong. None of it makes the water safe.
- Lifeguards
- None
- RNLI
- Hayling Island RNLI
- Nearest A&E
- Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (~30 min)
The spot
CBK sits at the western end of Beachlands near Sinah Common and operates as a managed club beach. Unlike Kite Beach a mile east, you pay to launch here; in return the club provides water safety cover and the launch area sits in flatter water.
The rules are enforced. Members need club membership plus proof of £5 million third-party public liability insurance through BKSA before being issued a vest, must launch and land only in the specified kite zone, and are explicitly prohibited from solo launching off the concrete block.
The Langstone Harbour entrance is immediately to the west and the tidal stream running through it is one of the strongest on this coast.
Links & local
Webcams
- CBK Hayling Island webcam
The club beach and sea state.
Clubs, forums & groups
- CBK Hayling Island · club
Schools & shops nearby
- CBK Hayling Island · club, kite school, watersports shop · ~0 km
Nearby alternatives
Other launches around Hayling Island, with different conditions.
- Hayling Island — Kite Beach
Free access to Hayling's famous low-tide sandbar and lagoon.
- West Winner Bar
Waves on the seaward side of the bar, and glassy lagoon behind it, at low tide only.
Sources
Where this record came from, and how confident we are in it.
- CBK Hayling Island club rules
Checked 2026-09-07 · rules, insurance, membership
- Surfertoday — Hayling Island official kitesurfing beach
Checked 2026-09-07 · access
- CBK Hayling Island — Hayling Island — CBK Beach
Checked 2026-09-23 · wind
- The Kitesurf Centre — Hayling Island — CBK Beach
Checked 2026-09-23 · wind
Verify locally. Coordinates 50.7828, -0.9972. Conditions, access arrangements and beach rules change; check them on the day before you rely on anything on this page.