Works when the wind has a westerly component — SW is optimum; WSW and W also good. Best at mid to low tide; low tide can expose rocks so look before launching. Open-sea waves and chop — bump-and-jump for intermediate+ riders. Short walk from Cooden Beach station. Schools: Goose Kitesurfing (Herbrand Walk), Be-Rad Watersports (Pevensey-based, uses Cooden in strong W).
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Cooden Beach, Bexhill, faces ~S. Working SW–W; the broader S/SE onshore quadrant is geographically open and carried as PROVISIONAL (orange — capped at marginal until locals confirm). N is offshore over the land.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Cooden BeachBest of the week: Sat 25 Jul, ~18 kt around 16:00–18:00 BST (an OK session on a 12 m) — gusty (+10 kt). Lighter option: Wed 22 Jul ~13 kt — marginal — larger kites (14 m+). 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, 6-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Marginal — ~14 kt, big kites only. Peak ~14 kt SW in the tide window. marginal — larger kites (14 m+) — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
1 kt
4 kt
↑ S
32%
17°C
10:00
4 kt
8 kt
↑ S
9%
21°C
13:00
9 kt
14 kt
↑ SSW
17%
22°C
16:00
14 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
38%
24°C
19:00
10 kt
14 kt
↗ WSW
74%
21°C
Sat 25 Jul
No tide data
OK session — ~18 kt WSW in the green window (16:00–19:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~18 kt for 6 h inside the tide window. an OK session on a 12 m.
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.
