Bracklesham, UK

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Looking at Bracklesham beach from the west
Bracklesham. Photo: Djm-leighpark, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bracklesham

Bracklesham is a town in West Sussex, United Kingdom. From Bracklesham you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is East Witterings, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SOU, 41 km away.

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Staying in Bracklesham

  • 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SOU, 41 km, LGW, 64 km, BOH, 69 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bracklesham.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Bracklesham each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Bracklesham too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Bracklesham: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Bracklesham1.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots, too small4 ft122 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, poor3 ft122 kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Bracklesham: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bracklesham, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 11 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor4 ft6 smushy122kJwind from the west, 12 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small3 ft8 ssoft122kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small3 ft7 smushy58kJwind from the west, 12 knots14°C
Bracklesham Bay1.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots, too small4 ft122 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, poor3 ft122 kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots, too small3 ft58 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Bracklesham Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bracklesham Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 11 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor4 ft6 smushy122kJwind from the west, 12 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small3 ft8 ssoft122kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small3 ft7 smushy58kJwind from the west, 12 knots14°C
East Witterings1.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in West Wittering, 2 km1 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft24 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft29 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too small3 ft66 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small5 ft346 kJwind from the north-west, 27 knots, poor2 ft28 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small
All readings for East Witterings: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at East Witterings, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 9 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct17, too small3 ft4 smushy24kJwind from the east, 9 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the south, 12 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft6 smushy66kJwind from the west, 8 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor5 ft8 ssoft346kJwind from the north-west, 27 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy28kJwind from the west, 8 knots13°C
West Wittering3.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in West WitteringNeeds 5 ft+<1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small for experts1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small for experts2 ft7 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small for experts3 ft23 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft30 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small for experts4 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 28 knots, too small for experts1 ft12 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small for experts
All readings for West Wittering: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at West Wittering, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft6 s1kJwind from the north, 12 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the east, 10 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft3 s7kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft4 s23kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft5 s30kJwind from the west, 9 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small4 ft6 s117kJwind from the north-west, 28 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft6 s12kJwind from the west, 9 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bracklesham, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Bracklesham

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits