Worthing, UK

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Shingle Beach and Sea Front — Goring Sea Lane. Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Worthing

Worthing is a town in West Sussex, United Kingdom. From Worthing you can reach 9 surf spots, 1 sailing spot and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Goring Sea Lane, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LGW, 40 km away.

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Staying in Worthing

34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LGW, 40 km, SOU, 71 km, LHR, 74 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 Worthing.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Worthing each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Worthing 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.

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Hollows7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hollows, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	13°C

Shoreham7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Brighton, 9 km

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shoreham, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	13°C

The Harbour6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Harbour, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	13°C

Hot pipe10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Brighton, 6 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hot pipe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft4 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	141kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	12°C

Littlehampton12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Littlehampton

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Littlehampton, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	13°C

Goring Sea Lane1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft86 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Goring Sea Lane, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	3 ft4 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	3 ft7 smushy	86kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	13°C

Brighton Marina19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Brighton, 3 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

4 ft108 kJ

4 ft152 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brighton Marina, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	3 ft4 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 24 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 smushy	108kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C

Brighton New Beach19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Brighton, 3 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

4 ft108 kJ

4 ft152 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brighton New Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	3 ft4 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 24 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 smushy	108kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C

Brighton (West Pier)15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Brighton

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

3 ft141 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brighton (West Pier), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft3 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	3 ft4 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 24 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	141kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Worthing, 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).

Sailing near Worthing

Worthing Sailing Club 2.6 km · stays here

Dive near Worthing

Indiana 3 km · stays here
Barn Hill 3.3 km · stays here
HMS Ariadne (Wreck) 10.9 km · stays here
Oceana (Wreck) 12.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Worthing

Issa SushiSushi · in the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Apr 2026
Souvlaki BarGreek · in the centre
CarabaoThai · 0.1 km from the centre
Favourite PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026
FiordilatteItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
G-Lite Casual Italian KitchenItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Dec 2025

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