Open shingle beach between Worthing and Littlehampton. Works in SW, SSW, S, SSE, and SE. MID-TO-HIGH tide is the spot — around low tide the exposed beach has sharp rocks and a mussel bed, so low water is DISCOURAGED (rideable but not recommended): wear boots and keep off the rocky strip. Grass behind the beach huts is useful for rigging. Chop and small waves — bump-and-jump, intermediate+ freeride venue, not a learner beach. Schools: LearnToKitesurf (Steve Sinnhuber), Brighton Kitesurf & SUP Academy, The KiTE, SURF & SUP Co.
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km + UKV 2km own the first 60 h; ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS extend to the end of day 7
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 19 July 2026 00:22 BST Forecast data: 18 July 2026 23:29 BST Tide data: 18 July 2026 23:31 BST
🌊 Tide & beach state
🏖️ Beach access:Spot confirmed working at this water level — riders out / session possible at or above the observed height (high/mid-tide spot, so the lowest confirmed level matters most). Reached when the tide is at or above ≈4.03 m (chart datum at Worthing) · provisional (1 report).
Shore access (BST): Sat 18: 00:05–05:15, 12:30–17:50 Sun 19: 00:55–06:00, 13:20–18:30 Mon 20: 01:45–06:35, 14:05–19:10 Tue 21: 02:35–07:10, 14:55–19:45
Built from on-the-beach reports logged by LKSA riders — more reports sharpen these. Tide-only; check wind & daylight too.
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days(chart datum at Worthing)
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Goring-by-Sea/Worthing faces ~S. Working SE round to WSW — WSW is clean side-on off the sea. W is NOT acceptable: it comes over the land/town and is cross-offshore in practice (excluded). N is offshore. DISCOURAGED (orange) around low water — sharp rocks and a mussel bed on the exposed beach; rideable but not recommended, best mid/high tide.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Goring-by-SeaLighter option: Sat 25 Jul ~17 kt — viable — a powered-down 12 m session. AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~1 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 — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt ESE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 12:59–18:59 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~10 kt in the high-tide window.
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt SSW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 14:23–20:23 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~8 kt in the high-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
TimeWindGustDir
16:00 ★8 ktg12S
19:00 ★5 ktg8S
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
8 kt
14 kt
↓ NNW
24%
16°C
09:00
9 kt
15 kt
↙ NE
11%
19°C
12:00
9 kt
13 kt
↙ NNE
8%
21°C
15:00
10 kt
10 kt
↗ SSW
7%
20°C
18:00
7 kt
9 kt
↑ SSW
11%
20°C
21:00
6 kt
9 kt
↗ SSW
22%
19°C
Wed 22 Jul
HW 05:45 4.9mLW 11:40 1.6mHW 18:10 5.0m
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt SW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 15:12–21:03 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~12 kt in the high-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt SW 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
21%
18°C
10:00
4 kt
7 kt
↗ SSW
—
19°C
13:00
10 kt
14 kt
↑ SSW
33%
19°C
16:00
14 kt
17 kt
↗ SW
88%
21°C
19:00
11 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
96%
20°C
Sat 25 Jul
No tide data
Tide data unavailable — can't confirm it's kiteable. There is a rideable-looking wind window, but Goring-by-Sea has tide-dependent no-go periods and no tide data is available for this day, so the session cannot be confirmed safe. Check the tide before you travel.
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.
