Overview

Pagham is a spot in West Sussex located near Pagham Harbour, a nature reserve. The shingle beach faces south with a semi-sheltered body of water in the harbour at high tide.

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Spot forecast for pagham

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 3.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:17 · 2 m High tide 06:56 · 3.9 m Low tide 13:03 · 2.2 m High tide 19:32 · 3.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:40 · 1.9 m High tide 08:26 · 4.1 m Low tide 14:24 · 2 m High tide 20:51 · 4.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:48 · 1.7 m High tide 09:25 · 4.4 m Low tide 15:24 · 1.7 m High tide 21:45 · 4.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:41 · 1.4 m High tide 10:11 · 4.8 m Low tide 16:10 · 1.3 m High tide 22:29 · 4.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:25 · 1.1 m High tide 10:52 · 5.1 m Low tide 16:50 · 1 m High tide 23:10 · 5.1 m

pagham: 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

295h

in August · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 295 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 16 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%

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 September, with 132 mm.

Monthly averages: pagham

Monthly averages — pagham — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	137 h	7 °C	97 mm
February	21.5	201 h	9 °C	107 mm
March	20.0	206 h	11 °C	66 mm
April	23.5	243 h	13 °C	44 mm
May	22.5	248 h	17 °C	49 mm
June	27.5	332 h	19 °C	24 mm
July	27.0	299 h	21 °C	52 mm
August	28.0	295 h	21 °C	32 mm
September	19.0	213 h	18 °C	132 mm
October	18.0	166 h	15 °C	95 mm
November	19.0	153 h	11 °C	92 mm
December	17.5	144 h	10 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of pagham spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Free parking near the beach. Access via Church Lane.

Hazards

Currents at the harbour entrance. Nature reserve — respect protected areas. Shingle.

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