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Bracklesham Bay, UK

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Deserted beach on Bracklesham Bay
Bracklesham Bay. Photo: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bracklesham Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (188°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (8°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.8 km out (1 in 278). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bracklesham, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LHR, direct.

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Bracklesham Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Bracklesham Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct92 ft5 smushy10kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct31 ft3 smushy3kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct123 ft4 smushy25kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct73 ft5 smushy27kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct204 ft6 smushy90kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct113 ft8 ssoft122kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct83 ft7 smushy58kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft8 ssoft43kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct32 ft9 smushy50kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct11 ft6 smushy4kJ17°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 1h 45 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 1h 45 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Bracklesham each day: Bracklesham, Bracklesham Bay.

The trip from Bracklesham, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,125–£2,095

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Bracklesham

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