Wide sandy beach on the Manhood Peninsula, south-facing. Works in SSE through WNW — WSW is the especially good cross-shore angle. Best at low tide; the high-tide shore-dump can be aggressive and catches people out. More open-sea waves and bump-and-jump than Camber. Schools: 2XS Watersports (West Wittering), Get Kiteboarding (Bracklesham).
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
East Wittering (Jolliffe Rd), on the West Wittering peninsula, faces ~SSW. ESE-through-WNW working — reconciled with Bracklesham ~1 mile along the same coast. NE–N is offshore over the fields. HARD NO 2.5 h either side of HW (groynes, tiny beach).
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at East Wittering (Jolliffe Rd)Best 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), Wed 9 Sep (~16 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.
Runs out of daylight — ~17 kt W. Working direction (W) with ~17 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (05:00–06:15 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. Early-bird window (low water before 08:30) — fine if you can get there, but on the early side for most. ★ Gets dark at 19:24 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
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 ~15 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 (13:35–19:00 BST around the low tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
9 kt
17 kt
↘ WNW
29%
13°C
09:00
10 kt
16 kt
→ WNW
44%
15°C
12:00
13 kt
16 kt
→ W
94%
18°C
15:00
15 kt
19 kt
→ W
93%
18°C
18:00
16 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.
