Overview

Ferring is a shingle and sand beach in West Sussex, between Worthing and Littlehampton. The south-facing spot faces the English Channel. A quiet residential beach with a nature reserve (Ferring Rife) nearby.

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Spot forecast for Ferring

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 17:59

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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 6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:11 · 2.1 m High tide 06:43 · 4.2 m Low tide 12:54 · 2.3 m High tide 19:21 · 4.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:31 · 2.1 m High tide 08:18 · 4.4 m Low tide 14:13 · 2.1 m High tide 20:43 · 4.4 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:41 · 1.8 m High tide 09:18 · 4.8 m Low tide 15:17 · 1.8 m High tide 21:38 · 4.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:37 · 1.5 m High tide 10:04 · 5.1 m Low tide 16:06 · 1.4 m High tide 22:22 · 5.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:23 · 1.1 m High tide 10:44 · 5.5 m Low tide 16:48 · 1.1 m High tide 23:02 · 5.5 m

Ferring: 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

314h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 314 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Ferring

Monthly averages — Ferring — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	131 h	7 °C	92 mm
February	19.5	184 h	9 °C	99 mm
March	17.0	163 h	11 °C	63 mm
April	21.5	212 h	14 °C	45 mm
May	20.5	218 h	17 °C	66 mm
June	27.0	314 h	19 °C	23 mm
July	26.0	287 h	21 °C	61 mm
August	26.0	281 h	21 °C	33 mm
September	19.5	213 h	18 °C	141 mm
October	19.0	167 h	15 °C	92 mm
November	15.5	132 h	11 °C	87 mm
December	17.5	140 h	10 °C	70 mm

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Technical details of Ferring 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: Intermediate

Parking

Limited parking in residential streets. Beach access via paths from the village.

Hazards

Shingle. Groynes. Longshore drift currents. Narrow beach at high tide.

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