Overview

Winchelsea Beach / Pett is a shingle beach in East Sussex facing south towards the English Channel. A wild spot between Hastings and Rye, on the Romney Marsh coast. Exposed conditions with southerly winds.

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Spot forecast for Winchelsea beach/Pett

Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:55

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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 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:39 · 5.7 m Low tide 12:35 · 3.1 m High tide 19:52 · 5.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:13 · 3.1 m High tide 08:28 · 6 m Low tide 14:12 · 3 m High tide 20:58 · 6.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:56 · 2.8 m High tide 09:22 · 6.4 m Low tide 15:46 · 2.6 m High tide 21:45 · 6.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:10 · 2.3 m High tide 10:04 · 6.9 m Low tide 16:40 · 2 m High tide 22:24 · 7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:59 · 1.9 m High tide 10:40 · 7.4 m Low tide 17:24 · 1.6 m High tide 22:59 · 7.5 m

Winchelsea beach/Pett: 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

264h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 264 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 132 mm.

Monthly averages: Winchelsea beach/Pett

Monthly averages — Winchelsea beach/Pett — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	152 h	7 °C	94 mm
February	20.0	187 h	9 °C	132 mm
March	18.5	164 h	11 °C	58 mm
April	18.0	186 h	14 °C	58 mm
May	19.0	188 h	17 °C	53 mm
June	24.0	296 h	19 °C	30 mm
July	25.0	264 h	21 °C	77 mm
August	23.5	250 h	21 °C	32 mm
September	18.5	207 h	18 °C	126 mm
October	20.5	179 h	15 °C	94 mm
November	15.0	129 h	11 °C	89 mm
December	17.0	144 h	9 °C	59 mm

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Technical details of Winchelsea beach/Pett spot

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: Advanced

Parking

Parking at Winchelsea Beach or Pett Level. Direct access to the beach.

Hazards

Large pebbles. Currents along the coast. Isolated beach. Steep beach slope towards the open sea.

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