Climping Beach
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:53 pm0.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
0.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
0.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 15°C59°F
- Wind
- 3522 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 6238 km/hmph
- Waves
- 3.0 m10 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 1.8 m6 ft
- Low 4 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
- High 10 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 4 am, -2.4 m8 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
- Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 83%
- Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 38%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
- Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Climping Beach
Climping Beach is a UK Site of Special Scientific Interest located in England. It is near Littlehampton East Beach, which is 0.81 miles away. The nearest town is Littlehampton, 0.74 miles away, and there are 16 food options within 0.62 miles.
Climping Beach is a 32.1-hectare (79-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Littlehampton in West Sussex. The eastern half is designated a Local Nature Reserve called West Beach.
This stretch of shoreline has sand dunes at the back with a vegetated shingle beach, which is a nationally uncommon habitat, in front. The intertidal zone has soft muds and sands with many invertebrates, which are an important source of food for wintering birds, especially sanderling.
Source: Climping Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.2 km0.7 miLittlehampton (town)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miGoodwood Aerodrome (QUG)
Nearby places
- West Beach CafeFood and drink560 m0.3 mi
- Harbour Park CafeIce cream680 m0.4 mi
- MeltzFood and drink700 m0.4 mi
- Soul Bar & KitchenFood and drink750 m0.5 mi
- Rita's DinerFood and drink750 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Littlehampton East Beach1.3 km0.8 mi east away1.3 Poor later
- Worthing Beach15 km9.4 mi east away1.2 Poor later
- Lancing Beach16 km10 mi east away1.2 Poor later
- Amelie's Acre17 km10 mi south-west away1.2 Poor later
- Indiiana's Sandpit17 km10 mi south-west away1.2 Poor later