Wide SW-facing shingle-to-sand beach near West Wittering. One of the most popular south-coast learner spots with steady SW winds funnelling into the bay. Flat water in summer, waves and bigger conditions autumn onwards. Works the same wind band as East Wittering but can be preferred when East Witt is wind-shadowed. Home base of Get Kiteboarding.
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Bracklesham Bay faces ~SSW, the same coast as East Wittering ~1 mile NE (working sets reconciled). SW is best; NE–N is offshore.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Bracklesham BayBest of the week: Thu 10 Sep, ~19 kt around 13:00–15:00 BST (GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot) — gusty (+6 kt). Also kiteable: Mon 7 Sep (~18 kt), Tue 8 Sep (~19 kt), Wed 9 Sep (~17 kt). AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~2 kt) over the next 60 h — confidence good (lead model here: UKV 2km).
Windguru forecast
7-day forecast
Wind scale:<1010–1112–1314–1516–1920–2930+ kt ⚠
Multi-model composite: the first 60 hours come from AROME-FR 1.3km and UKV 2km (AROME first, UKV filling its gaps); beyond 60 h the best available of HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km extends the table to the end of day 7. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Runs out of daylight — ~16 kt WNW. Working direction (WNW) with ~16 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (20:00–21:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. ★ Gets dark at 19:32 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
14:00
17 kt
24 kt
→ W
69%
21°C
15:00
18 kt
24 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
16:00
17 kt
24 kt
↘ WNW
100%
21°C
17:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
18:00
15 kt
21 kt
→ WNW
100%
19°C
19:00
16 kt
21 kt
↘ WNW
100%
19°C
20:00
15 kt
21 kt
↘ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
16 kt
22 kt
↘ WNW
—
18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:35 4.2mLW 11:30 1.7mHW 18:15 4.2m
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt WSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:30 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 08:31–14:31 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~9 kt in the low-tide window.
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt SE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 10:09–16:09 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~10 kt in the low-tide window.
OK session — ~18 kt WSW in the green window (14:00–17:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~18 kt for 4 h inside the tide window (11:35–17:35 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Best window detail — 11:36–17:36 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~16 kt in the low-tide window.
OK session — ~16 kt W in the green window (14:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (W) with ~16 kt for 5 h inside the tide window (12:45–18:45 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. W grades cross-shore here but is 2.5° off cross-onshore (side-on) — effectively the better of the two. There is also a rideable window around the 03:15 low water — evening sessions are the usual London pick.
Best window detail — 12:43–18:43 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~16 kt in the low-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Good session — ~20 kt WSW in the green window (17:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~20 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (13:35–19:00 BST around the low tide). GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
10 kt
17 kt
↘ WNW
29%
13°C
09:00
11 kt
16 kt
→ WNW
44%
15°C
12:00
14 kt
17 kt
→ W
94%
18°C
15:00
16 kt
21 kt
→ W
93%
18°C
18:00
17 kt
22 kt
→ W
80%
17°C
Thu 10 Sep
LW 05:00 0.7mHW 11:50 5.3mLW 17:20 0.7m
OK session — ~19 kt SW in the green window (16:00–19:00 BST). Working direction (SW) with ~19 kt for 6 h inside the tide window (14:20–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. SW grades cross-onshore (side-on) here but is 2.5° off onshore — effectively the better of the two. ★ Gets dark at 19:20 — you are riding the last of the light.
Pick a past day to compare three things: the forecast we published (frozen before each hour, never revised afterwards), the wind that actually happened (Open-Meteo reanalysis, hours 05:00–21:00 UK), and what the live weather stations near the spot actually recorded (amber, from 2 Aug 2026). You can go right up to today — today shows the forecast and the live stations; the reanalysis for today lands tomorrow morning.
Important: Forecasts are model-derived and may change. Always verify on Windguru and check local tide tables before you go. LKSA accepts no liability for decisions made based on this forecast.
