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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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: Intermediate Expert

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Bracklesham1.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bracklesham, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	122kJ	wind from the west, 37 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft7 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	13°C

Bracklesham Bay1.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bracklesham Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	122kJ	wind from the west, 37 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft7 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	13°C

East Witterings1.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in West Wittering, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at East Witterings, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the west, 31 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	12°C

West Wittering3.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in West WitteringNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at West Wittering, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 s	2kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft3 s	7kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	3 ft4 s	23kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 s	30kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	4 ft6 s	117kJ	wind from the west, 32 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft6 s	12kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	13°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

Pond BarnBritish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 2 of 5, Jul 2025
Shoots KebabDoner kebab · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
Pecorino WitteringItalian · 1.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jan 2026
Three VegVegetarian · 1.2 km from the centre
Madhu-Ban Tandoori RestaurantIndian · 1.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
Moonlight TandooriIndian · 1.3 km from the centre

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

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Where it is

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