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: Thu 10 Sep, ~18 kt around 16:00–18:00 BST (an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end) — gusty (+7 kt). Also kiteable: Mon 7 Sep (~17 kt), Tue 8 Sep (~16 kt), Wed 9 Sep (~16 kt). Models diverge on Sunday: UKV 9 kt vs AROME 14 kt — lower confidence; lead model here is UKV 2km, check both before driving.
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.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt W in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:32 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
14:00
15 kt
21 kt
→ W
99%
21°C
15:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ W
90%
21°C
16:00
17 kt
23 kt
→ W
100%
22°C
17:00
16 kt
21 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
18:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ W
100%
20°C
19:00
13 kt
19 kt
→ WNW
100%
19°C
20:00
12 kt
17 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
12 kt
17 kt
→ W
100%
18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:10 5.8mLW 11:55 2.2mHW 17:50 5.7m
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. ★ Gets dark at 19:30 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 08:56–14:56 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~8 kt in the low-tide window.
OK session — ~17 kt WSW in the green window (14:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~17 kt for 5 h inside the tide window (12:10–18:10 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Best window detail — 12:12–18:12 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 — ~17 kt WSW in the green window (15:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~17 kt for 4 h inside the tide window (13:20–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Best window detail — 13:19–19:19 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.
OK session — ~18 kt WSW in the green window (17:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~18 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (14:10–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
OK session — ~18 kt SW in the green window (16:00–19:00 BST). Working direction (SW) with ~18 kt for 6 h inside the tide window (14:55–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. ★ 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.
