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 BeachBest of the week: Thu 10 Sep, ~20 kt around 13:00–15:00 BST (GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot) — gusty (+5 kt). Also kiteable: Mon 7 Sep (~18 kt), Wed 9 Sep (~16 kt). 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.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt WNW 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
14 kt
21 kt
→ W
79%
21°C
15:00
15 kt
23 kt
→ W
100%
22°C
16:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ W
100%
22°C
17:00
16 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
18:00
14 kt
22 kt
→ WNW
100%
20°C
19:00
13 kt
20 kt
→ WNW
100%
19°C
20:00
12 kt
19 kt
→ WNW
100%
18°C
21:00
11 kt
17 kt
→ WNW
72%
18°C
Sat 5 Sep
HW 05:25 4.8mLW 11:35 1.9mHW 18:05 4.7m
Marginal — ~13 kt, big kites only. Peak ~13 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 — 08:37–14:37 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 — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt SE 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 — 10:21–16:21 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.
OK session — ~18 kt SW in the green window (14:00–17:00 BST). Working direction (SW) with ~18 kt for 4 h inside the tide window (11:50–17:50 BST around the low 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.
Best window detail — 11:52–17:52 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~17 kt in the low-tide window.
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 — 12:56–18:56 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~13 kt in the low-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
OK session — ~16 kt WSW in the green window (17:00–18:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~16 kt for 2 h inside the tide window (13:45–19:00 BST around the low 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.
Good session — ~20 kt SW in the green window (16:00–19:00 BST). Working direction (SW) with ~20 kt for 6 h inside the tide window (14:30–19:00 BST around the low tide). GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot. Wind crosses land/hills to reach the beach — expect it gustier and a touch lighter than clean over-the-sea wind. ★ 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.
