Bracklesham Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 50.76 | -0.86

Overview

Bracklesham Bay (second spot) est une plage du West Sussex entre East Wittering et Selsey. Plage de sable et de galets orientée sud face à la Manche. Zone connue pour ses fossiles de l'Éocène. Conditions similaires au spot voisin.

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Spot forecast for Bracklesham Bay

Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 18:01

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:161.7 m07:133.4 m13:041.9 m19:443.3 m01:391.6 m08:453.5 m14:231.7 m21:053.5 m02:431.4 m09:393.8 m15:181.5 m21:573.8 m03:321.2 m10:234.1 m16:001.2 m22:404.1 m04:121 m11:024.4 m16:361 m23:194.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.3 m

Bracklesham Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

346h

in June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 346 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days17 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 19 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 138 mm.

Monthly averages: Bracklesham Bay
Monthly averages — Bracklesham Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 147 h 7 °C 99 mm
February 21.0 206 h 9 °C 107 mm
March 20.0 174 h 11 °C 65 mm
April 23.0 229 h 14 °C 42 mm
May 24.5 253 h 17 °C 54 mm
June 27.5 346 h 19 °C 24 mm
July 27.5 329 h 20 °C 57 mm
August 27.5 317 h 21 °C 33 mm
September 20.0 224 h 18 °C 138 mm
October 19.0 179 h 15 °C 94 mm
November 18.0 146 h 11 °C 90 mm
December 19.5 158 h 10 °C 70 mm

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Technical details of Bracklesham Bay spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Parking de Bracklesham Bay. Accès direct à la plage.

Hazards

Galets. Courants de dérive. Épis. Zones rocheuses découvrantes.

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