Overview

Seaford is a spot in East Sussex, located west of the Seaford Head cliffs. The shingle beach faces south towards the English Channel. Spectacular views of the Seven Sisters to the east.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for seaford

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 17:57

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:07 · 2.4 m High tide 06:38 · 4.7 m Low tide 12:46 · 2.5 m High tide 19:18 · 4.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:23 · 2.3 m High tide 08:08 · 5 m Low tide 14:06 · 2.4 m High tide 20:36 · 5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:37 · 2.1 m High tide 09:08 · 5.4 m Low tide 15:14 · 2 m High tide 21:30 · 5.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:37 · 1.7 m High tide 09:55 · 5.8 m Low tide 16:07 · 1.6 m High tide 22:14 · 5.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:27 · 1.3 m High tide 10:35 · 6.2 m Low tide 16:52 · 1.2 m High tide 22:54 · 6.3 m

seaford: 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

319h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 319 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 138 mm.

Monthly averages: seaford

Monthly averages — seaford — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	137 h	7 °C	86 mm
February	20.0	198 h	9 °C	110 mm
March	19.0	187 h	11 °C	55 mm
April	23.0	226 h	14 °C	55 mm
May	18.0	203 h	17 °C	71 mm
June	26.0	319 h	19 °C	31 mm
July	26.0	289 h	21 °C	68 mm
August	25.5	278 h	21 °C	23 mm
September	19.5	221 h	18 °C	138 mm
October	20.0	175 h	15 °C	85 mm
November	18.5	144 h	11 °C	76 mm
December	17.5	145 h	10 °C	62 mm

Photo gallery of seaford

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of seaford 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

Parking along the seafront. Free.

Hazards

Shingle. Shore break. Currents near the mouth of the River Ouse. Unstable chalk cliffs.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Brighton13.8 kmsource channelcoast

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Brighton weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

M3NIC-5 Willingdon SX UK11.9 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source madis - NOAA
FT030019 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source weathercloud

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near seaford

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: England

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

seaford kitesurf and wingfoil spot