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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.
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days (chart datum at Selsey Bill)
| Sun 19 | HW 03:30 5.0m · LW 09:20 0.8m · HW 16:05 5.2m · LW 21:50 1.1m |
| Mon 20 | HW 04:15 4.8m · LW 10:10 1.1m · HW 16:50 5.0m · LW 22:45 1.3m |
| Tue 21 | HW 05:05 4.6m · LW 11:00 1.3m · HW 17:35 4.7m · LW 23:40 1.5m |
| Wed 22 | HW 05:55 4.3m · LW 12:00 1.6m · HW 18:25 4.5m |
| Thu 23 | LW 00:40 1.6m · HW 06:50 4.2m · LW 13:00 1.8m · HW 19:15 4.3m |
| Fri 24 | LW 01:40 1.7m · HW 07:55 4.1m · LW 14:00 1.9m · HW 20:15 4.2m |
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: Sat 25 Jul, ~16 kt around 13:00–15:00 BST (viable — a powered-down 12 m session) — gusty (+8 kt). Lighter option: Fri 24 Jul ~12 kt — marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils.
Windguru forecast
7-day forecast
Wind scale:
<10
10–11
12–13
14–15
16–19
20–29
30+ 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, 6-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Sun 19 Jul
HW 03:30 5.0m LW 09:20 0.8m HW 16:05 5.2m LW 21:50 1.1m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 10 kt. Peak wind only 10 kt from NNE in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
9 kt
15 kt
↙ NNE
64%
16°C
09:00
6 kt
13 kt
↓ NNE
55%
18°C
12:00
4 kt
9 kt
↘ NNW
79%
21°C
15:00
4 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
79%
21°C
18:00
7 kt
13 kt
↗ SSW
4%
20°C
21:00
6 kt
9 kt
→ WSW
1%
20°C
Mon 20 Jul
HW 04:15 4.8m LW 10:10 1.1m HW 16:50 5.0m LW 22:45 1.3m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 9 kt. Peak wind only 9 kt from NNE in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
9 kt
14 kt
↙ NNE
25%
15°C
09:00
7 kt
12 kt
↙ NE
1%
18°C
12:00
5 kt
13 kt
↖ SE
1%
20°C
15:00
8 kt
13 kt
↗ SSW
10%
19°C
18:00
8 kt
14 kt
↑ SSW
3%
19°C
21:00
8 kt
11 kt
↖ SSE
—
18°C
Tue 21 Jul
HW 05:05 4.6m LW 11:00 1.3m HW 17:35 4.7m LW 23:40 1.5m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 10 kt. Peak wind only 10 kt from S in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
6 kt
11 kt
↓ N
—
16°C
09:00
4 kt
10 kt
↙ NE
9%
19°C
12:00
8 kt
15 kt
↑ S
11%
20°C
15:00
9 kt
14 kt
↗ SSW
1%
20°C
18:00
8 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
—
20°C
21:00
8 kt
11 kt
↗ SW
—
19°C
Wed 22 Jul
HW 05:55 4.3m LW 12:00 1.6m HW 18:25 4.5m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 6 kt. Peak wind only 6 kt from WSW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
05:00
9 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
—
18°C
06:00
8 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
—
18°C
07:00
8 kt
11 kt
↗ WSW
16%
19°C
10:00
4 kt
6 kt
↘ NW
82%
20°C
13:00
6 kt
10 kt
→ WSW
19%
23°C
16:00
11 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
89%
23°C
19:00
11 kt
15 kt
→ WSW
79%
23°C
Thu 23 Jul
LW 00:40 1.6m HW 06:50 4.2m LW 13:00 1.8m HW 19:15 4.3m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 9 kt. Peak wind only 9 kt from S in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
8 kt
12 kt
↙ ENE
13%
17°C
10:00
8 kt
12 kt
← ENE
9%
19°C
13:00
9 kt
14 kt
↑ S
41%
20°C
16:00
9 kt
14 kt
↑ S
2%
19°C
19:00
7 kt
11 kt
↑ S
1%
19°C
Fri 24 Jul
LW 01:40 1.7m HW 07:55 4.1m LW 14:00 1.9m HW 20:15 4.2m
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt SSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
3 kt
5 kt
↑ S
13%
18°C
10:00
4 kt
7 kt
↗ SW
10%
20°C
13:00
10 kt
15 kt
↑ SSW
71%
20°C
16:00
12 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
100%
23°C
19:00
11 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
35%
21°C
Sat 25 Jul
No tide data
Good session — ~20 kt WSW in the green window (16:00–16:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~20 kt for 3 h inside the tide window. GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
10 kt
14 kt
→ W
99%
18°C
10:00
13 kt
16 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
13:00
13 kt
18 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
16:00
20 kt
25 kt
→ WSW
100%
20°C
19:00
11 kt
16 kt
→ W
67%
22°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 2km for the first 60 h, then ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS out to day 7). 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.