Six miles west of Brighton, with a very broad usable wind range (ESE through W) — SW is the local favourite. Best at falling to low tide: high tide leaves little room between the beach huts and groynes. Shallow water and small chop make for good teaching zones at low tide. Mixed levels; set up well clear of groynes and don’t launch if there is any doubt about space. Easy by train (London Victoria direct). Schools: Lancing Kitesurf School, Brighton Kitesurf & SUP Academy, Evolution Boardsports (shop).
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Lancing/Shoreham faces ~S. Wide ESE-through-W onshore arc (Shoreham is the train-friendly twin next door). N is offshore; westerlies cross some land/harbour works. DISCOURAGED (orange) within 2.5 h of HW — groynes exposed; rideable but not recommended, keep clear of the groynes.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Lancing BeachLighter option: Sun 19 Jul ~13 kt — marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils. 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.
Not kiteable today — wind from NE. Peak 11 kt from NE is cross-offshore (side-off) at Lancing Beach. Working directions here: ESE / SE / SSE / S / SSW / SW ….
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 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 — 18:54–21:06 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. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Not kiteable today — wind from NNE. Peak 10 kt from NNE is offshore (blows straight out to sea) at Lancing Beach. Working directions here: ESE / SE / SSE / S / SSW / SW ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
13 kt
↓ NNW
24%
16°C
09:00
8 kt
15 kt
↙ NE
18%
19°C
12:00
6 kt
12 kt
← E
15%
21°C
15:00
8 kt
8 kt
↗ SSW
10%
20°C
18:00
7 kt
8 kt
↑ SSW
13%
20°C
21:00
5 kt
8 kt
↗ SSW
38%
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 — 08:40–14:40 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.
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.
