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: 4 September 2026 13:13 BST Forecast data: 4 September 2026 13:08 BST Tide data: 4 September 2026 13:11 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): Fri 04: 01:55–06:40, 14:25–19:15 Sat 05: 03:20–07:35, 16:00–20:15 Sun 06: 05:15–09:00, 17:50–21:50 Mon 07: 06:40–10:50, 19:00–23:30
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-SeaBest of the week: Thu 10 Sep, ~20 kt around 13:00–15:00 BST (GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot) — gusty (+5 kt). Lighter option: Mon 7 Sep ~18 kt — an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~3 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.
Not kiteable today — wind from W. Peak 17 kt from W is not a working direction at Goring-by-Sea. Working directions here: WSW / SW / SSW / S / SSE / SE.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
14:00
15 kt
23 kt
→ W
85%
21°C
15:00
15 kt
24 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
16:00
17 kt
24 kt
→ W
100%
21°C
17:00
15 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
18:00
14 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
19:00
14 kt
21 kt
→ WNW
100%
19°C
20:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
65%
18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:25 4.8mLW 11:35 1.9mHW 18:05 4.7m
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt SW 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 — you are riding the last of the light.
Best window detail — 15:04–19:41 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 — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt SSE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only. ★ Gets dark at 19:28 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 16:53–19:39 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~17 kt WSW in the tide window but the ≥15 kt stretch lasts under 2 hours — not a full session for a long drive; locals already nearby might grab it. ★ Gets dark at 19:26 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Brief peak — under the 2-hour session rule. ~18 kt WSW in the tide window but the ≥15 kt stretch lasts under 2 hours — not a full session for a long drive; locals already nearby might grab it. ★ Gets dark at 19:24 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
Best window detail — 07:01–13:01 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~14 kt in the high-tide window. Early-bird session — on the water near sunrise; allow ~2 h for the drive.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 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 19:22 — almost none of this window is in daylight.
OK session — ~19 kt WSW in the green window (10:00–13:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~19 kt for 6 h inside the tide window (08:40–14:40 BST around the high tide). an OK session on a 12 m — powered-down at the bottom end. Wind crosses land/hills to reach the beach — expect it gustier and a touch lighter than clean over-the-sea wind.
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.
