Pevensey Bay
A quiet shingle beach between Eastbourne and Bexhill, with a serious groyne field and a heavy high-tide dump.
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● Spot · shaded: the wind directions that work here. It is not a riding area or a permitted kite zone. Two fingers to move the map.
Location & launch
Know before you go.
- Launch
- Steep shingle bank with sand appearing at lower tides.
- Wind
- NE · ENE · E · ESE · SE · SSE · S · SSW · SW winds work here.
- Tide
- Low to mid tide exposes sand and covers the groyne field is at its safest.
The shaded area shows the wind directions recorded as working here. It is not a permitted kite zone or a safe launch boundary. Check local signs.
Local rules, hazards & spot guide
Need to know
The things that catch people out here.
- Steep shingle means deep water fast and a nasty shore dump at the top of the tide.
- The groyne field is extensive. Low to mid tide only, really.
- Much quieter than Brighton or Camber, and the parking is easier.
Conditions
- Best
- Works
- Offshore
- Works in
- NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
- Best in
- S, SSW, SW
- Offshore (careful)
- N, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
- Wind quality
- moderate
- Water
- Choppy
- Depth
- deep
- Best tide
- Low to mid
- Spring range
- 6.2 m
Tide rule
Low to mid tide exposes sand and covers the groyne field is at its safest.
Sea breeze · May–Aug
- Beginner
- Workable
- Intermediate
- Good
- Advanced
- Good
Hazards
Most serious first. The level is in words as well as colour.
- high
groynes Extensive groyne field, submerged at high water.
- medium
shore break Steep shingle produces a heavy dump at high tide.
Access & rules
- Launch
- Steep shingle bank with sand appearing at lower tides.
- Permit
- Not required
- Insurance
- Third-party liability expected
- Tuition
- Permitted
- Facilities
- toilets, cafe, pub
Parking
- Beachlands / Pevensey Bay roadside
mixed
Safety
Who is around if it goes wrong. None of it makes the water safe.
- Lifeguards
- None
- RNLI
- Eastbourne RNLI
- Nearest A&E
- Eastbourne DGH, Eastbourne (~15 min)
- Water quality
- Designated bathing water — excellent
The spot
Pevensey Bay is the stretch of shingle-and-sand between Eastbourne and Bexhill. It is far quieter than the Brighton and Lancing beaches to the west, and parking is easy, which is most of its appeal.
The beach shelves steeply, so the water gets deep quickly and the shore break at high tide is genuinely heavy. An extensive groyne field runs the length of the bay and vanishes under the water on the flood. Low to mid tide is the sensible window.
Sources
Where this record came from, and how confident we are in it.
- Windfinder — Pevensey Bay
Checked 2026-09-07 · coordinates, wind
- Be-Rad — Pevensey Bay
Checked 2026-09-23 · wind
- Kite & Windsurfing Guide — Pevensey Bay
Checked 2026-09-23 · wind
- Big Salty windsurf guide — Pevensey Bay
Checked 2026-09-23 · wind
Verify locally. Coordinates 50.8097, 0.3498. Conditions, access arrangements and beach rules change; check them on the day before you rely on anything on this page.