Overview

Bracklesham Bay is a sand and shingle beach in West Sussex, between East Wittering and Selsey. The south-facing spot faces the English Channel. Good exposure to southwest winds. The beach is well known for its fossils.

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Spot forecast for Bracklesham

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 2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:16 · 1.7 m High tide 07:13 · 3.4 m Low tide 13:04 · 1.9 m High tide 19:44 · 3.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:39 · 1.6 m High tide 08:45 · 3.5 m Low tide 14:23 · 1.7 m High tide 21:05 · 3.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:43 · 1.4 m High tide 09:39 · 3.8 m Low tide 15:18 · 1.5 m High tide 21:57 · 3.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:32 · 1.2 m High tide 10:23 · 4.1 m Low tide 16:00 · 1.2 m High tide 22:40 · 4.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:12 · 1 m High tide 11:02 · 4.4 m Low tide 16:36 · 1 m High tide 23:19 · 4.3 m

Bracklesham: 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

325h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 325 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 147 mm.

Monthly averages: Bracklesham

Monthly averages — Bracklesham — 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	133 h	7 °C	96 mm
February	19.5	186 h	9 °C	108 mm
March	18.5	165 h	11 °C	68 mm
April	24.0	221 h	14 °C	40 mm
May	23.5	237 h	17 °C	52 mm
June	27.0	325 h	19 °C	23 mm
July	27.0	287 h	21 °C	51 mm
August	27.0	289 h	21 °C	33 mm
September	18.5	204 h	18 °C	147 mm
October	17.0	164 h	15 °C	94 mm
November	17.5	139 h	11 °C	89 mm
December	17.5	143 h	10 °C	72 mm

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Technical details of Bracklesham 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

Pay parking at Bracklesham Bay. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Shingle at the top of the beach. Longshore drift currents along the coast. Rocky areas exposed at low tide. Groynes.

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