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Bracklesham Bay

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.

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Region
West Sussex
Skill level
Beginner-friendly at low tide
Best tide window
Low tide flattest; any tide workable
Windguru
Windguru forecast →
Tide station
Selsey Bill
Tide data
UKHO Admiralty — 7-day coverage (BST)
Wind data
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km / UKV 2km / HARM-DK 2km / ICON 2.2km / Zephr-HD 2.6km / IFS-HRES 9km / GFS 13km — best-resolution slot wins at each timestamp
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 3 June 2026 06:16 BST
Forecast data: 3 June 2026 00:21 BST
Tide data: 3 June 2026 00:21 BST

Windguru forecast

8-day forecast

Wind scale: <10 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–19 20–29 30+ kt ⚠

Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km → UKV 2km → HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km. At each timestamp the best-resolution model with data wins; gaps in one model are filled from the next. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.

Tue 2 Jun

HW 00:55 4.8m LW 06:50 1.0m HW 13:25 4.8m LW 19:05 1.3m
Kiteable — peak 19 kt WSW around 12:00–17:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Bracklesham Bay with peak 19 kt at 15:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WSW
92%
15°C
09:00
13 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
35%
16°C
12:00
17 kt
26 kt
→ WSW
39%
16°C
15:00
18 kt
28 kt
→ WSW
82%
16°C
18:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ W
15%
16°C
21:00
14 kt
20 kt
→ W
6%
15°C

Wed 3 Jun

HW 01:30 4.8m LW 07:20 1.1m HW 14:00 4.8m LW 19:40 1.4m
Kiteable — peak 24 kt SW around 11:00–21:00 BST. Working direction (SW) at Bracklesham Bay with peak 24 kt at 19:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
15 kt
24 kt
→ WSW
99%
14°C
09:00
20 kt
33 kt
↗ SW
100%
15°C
12:00
21 kt
32 kt
↑ SSW
100%
14°C
15:00
23 kt
36 kt
↗ SW
94%
16°C
18:00
24 kt
36 kt
↗ SW
65%
16°C
21:00
23 kt
34 kt
↗ SW
42%
15°C

Thu 4 Jun

HW 02:05 4.7m LW 07:55 1.2m HW 14:35 4.7m LW 20:15 1.5m
Kiteable — peak 24 kt WSW around 05:00–15:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Bracklesham Bay with peak 24 kt at 06:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
24 kt
35 kt
→ WSW
80%
14°C
09:00
23 kt
34 kt
→ WSW
80%
15°C
12:00
22 kt
33 kt
↗ WSW
93%
15°C
15:00
20 kt
31 kt
↗ WSW
61%
15°C
18:00
16 kt
26 kt
→ WSW
43%
15°C
21:00
16 kt
23 kt
→ W
14%
—

Fri 5 Jun

HW 02:40 4.6m LW 08:30 1.3m HW 15:10 4.6m LW 20:55 1.6m
Kiteable — peak 16 kt WSW around 05:00–19:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Bracklesham Bay with peak 16 kt at 16:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
05:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
85%
—
06:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
96%
—
07:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
91%
12°C
10:00
12 kt
19 kt
→ W
100%
13°C
13:00
15 kt
22 kt
→ WSW
97%
15°C
16:00
16 kt
23 kt
↗ WSW
78%
15°C
19:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
17%
14°C

Sat 6 Jun

HW 03:15 4.5m LW 09:10 1.4m HW 15:55 4.5m LW 21:35 1.7m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 15 kt. Peak 15 kt from SE around 10:00–19:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
10 kt
15 kt
↑ SSE
100%
14°C
10:00
12 kt
18 kt
↑ SSE
100%
14°C
13:00
13 kt
21 kt
↖ SSE
100%
13°C
16:00
14 kt
21 kt
↖ SE
100%
12°C
19:00
15 kt
21 kt
↖ SE
100%
13°C

Sun 7 Jun

HW 04:00 4.4m LW 10:00 1.5m HW 16:45 4.5m LW 22:30 1.8m
Kiteable — peak 17 kt WSW around 10:00–13:00 BST. Working direction (WSW) at Bracklesham Bay with peak 17 kt at 13:00 BST.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ W
87%
12°C
10:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ WSW
86%
14°C
13:00
17 kt
25 kt
↗ WSW
91%
17°C
16:00
13 kt
14 kt
↗ WSW
52%
16°C
19:00
13 kt
18 kt
↗ WSW
70%
15°C

Mon 8 Jun

No tide data
Marginal — light wind, peak 12 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 12 kt from SW around 10:00–19:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
6 kt
10 kt
→ W
98%
14°C
10:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
24%
16°C
13:00
12 kt
18 kt
↗ SW
87%
16°C
16:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ WSW
26%
17°C
19:00
12 kt
18 kt
↗ SW
88%
16°C

Tue 9 Jun

No tide data
Low-wind specialist day — peak 14 kt. Peak 14 kt from WSW around 07:00–16:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
14 kt
20 kt
→ WSW
100%
16°C
10:00
10 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
47%
17°C
13:00
8 kt
12 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
16:00
12 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
27%
18°C
19:00
7 kt
10 kt
↓ NNW
46%
18°C
Tide times: UKHO Admiralty predictions via Admiralty Tidal API. Times in BST, rounded to nearest 5 min. Wind & temperature: Windguru multi-model composite (AROME-FR / UKV / HARM-DK / ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS — best resolution per timestamp). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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.