Hampshire, United Kingdom

Jul · 65% rideable

Lee-on-the-Solent

What it's actually like

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 September 2026

Lee-on-the-Solent is a shingle beach on the Hampshire shore of the Solent, with a neat strip of grass in front of it and Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club, founded in 1907, at the east end. Windsurf Magazine’s beach guide rates it for intermediates. In May 2024 the UK Windsurfing Association ran a wing foil round from the club, with Techno, youth foil and raceboard fleets alongside.

The record counts plenty of wind all year. In every month but May more than half the days clear 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, and November is the pick at about seven days in ten. The mean over those rideable hours sits between 16 and 20 knots, highest in December and January. The share builds through the day in every month, most of all in summer, when the afternoon is far windier than the morning. ERA5, an independent model, counts fewer windy days here, so treat the record as a guide.

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Your month

When it's good

July · 65%. 20 rideable days in 31, 5.7 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.

Where else it blows in July

ERA5 puts the share of rideable days 12.9 points lower here, and no weather station has settled it, so treat these figures as a guide.

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelComfortable

WaterMixed bag

Wind · JulUsually turns up

Crowds · JulBusy patches

Local vibeFriendly enough

Water qualityUsually clean

NightlifeA bar or two

CostMid

Geek analysis

July in the record

65% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In July the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (29% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 3pm to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

July on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days20 of 31Four Julys in the record

Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+

Air21.1°CMaximum

Take it with you

The full Lee-on-the-Solent report

Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Launch notes and the club slipway05Browndown Ranges, shingle & club racing06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits

When it gets busy

Crowds

Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club races from March to November, and the UK Windsurfing Association has held rounds from the club. WindChaser has no crowd count for Lee yet.

On the water

What July usually does

Wind directionSW to NWWindsurf Magazine’s ideal wind for Lee points to Hill Head, a mile up the coast: SW to NW. It says Lee works with slightly more north and south in the wind than Hill Head.

Wind strength16 to 20 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, all year, in the record. Highest in December and January.

When it blowsBuilds all dayThe share of windy days rises from morning to afternoon in every month, most of all in summer.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

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Local intel

Getting there & on the ground

Nearest airportSouthampton (SOU)About 26 km by road, about 26 minutes.

On the groundAll yearMore than half the days clear 12 knots in every month but May in the record. November is the pick.

Getting aroundCarThe B3333 coast road south from Hill Head. Pay and display parking on Beach Road.

Stay, schools & kit

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