Overview

East Preston is a pebble and sand beach in West Sussex, between Littlehampton and Worthing. The south-facing spot faces the English Channel with exposure to the prevailing southwesterly winds. A residential and quiet beach.

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Spot forecast for East Preston

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:00

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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 00:12 · 2.1 m High tide 06:45 · 4.1 m Low tide 12:54 · 2.3 m High tide 19:22 · 4.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:31 · 2 m High tide 08:19 · 4.3 m Low tide 14:14 · 2.1 m High tide 20:44 · 4.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:41 · 1.8 m High tide 09:19 · 4.7 m Low tide 15:17 · 1.8 m High tide 21:39 · 4.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:36 · 1.4 m High tide 10:05 · 5 m Low tide 16:05 · 1.4 m High tide 22:23 · 5.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:22 · 1.1 m High tide 10:45 · 5.4 m Low tide 16:47 · 1.1 m High tide 23:03 · 5.4 m

East Preston : 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

306h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 306 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 140 mm.

Monthly averages: East Preston

Monthly averages — East Preston — 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	124 h	7 °C	94 mm
February	19.0	175 h	9 °C	100 mm
March	18.5	164 h	11 °C	67 mm
April	21.0	204 h	14 °C	46 mm
May	19.5	205 h	17 °C	63 mm
June	26.5	306 h	20 °C	23 mm
July	25.5	272 h	21 °C	65 mm
August	25.5	263 h	21 °C	34 mm
September	18.5	200 h	18 °C	140 mm
October	18.0	155 h	15 °C	83 mm
November	15.5	129 h	11 °C	87 mm
December	16.5	133 h	10 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of East Preston 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 the residential streets of East Preston. Beach access via footpaths from the village.

Hazards

Pebbles on the upper beach. Wooden groynes along the beach. Eastward drift currents. Narrow beach at high tide.

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