East Beach
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:54 pm0.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
0.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
0.9
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
0.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
0.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1.1
54 km/h33 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
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 2817 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 4528 km/hmph
- Waves
- 3.1 m10 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 5:54 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 4 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
- High 10 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 4 am, -2.0 m7 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.
- Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 4%
- Mon2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 83%
- Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 40%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
- Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About East Beach
East Beach is a shingle beach located in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK. It is 1.1 miles away from Indiiana's Sandpit and 0.62 miles from the nearest town of Selsey. There are 16 food options within 0.62 miles of the beach.
Selsey, East Beach is a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Selsey in West Sussex, United Kingdom. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site exposes a sequence of marine estuary and freshwater deposits dating to the warm Eemian interglacial. The site has fossils of fauna dating to the early Eemian around 130 thousand years ago, such as straight-tusked elephant, an extinct species of rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus hemitoechus, European pond tortoise, beaver and horse.
Source: Selsey, East Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
- Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
- Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi
- Playground430 m0.3 mi away
- Boat ramp320 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 340 m0.2 miThe Lifeboat
- Nearest town
- 1 km0.6 miSelsey (town)
- Nearest airport
- 15 km9 miGoodwood Aerodrome (QUG)
Nearby places
- Lal Bar Cocktail And PizzeriaFood and drink890 m0.6 mi
- Summer PalaceFood and drink890 m0.6 mi
- Den's Fish BarFish and chips910 m0.6 mi
- Wave Cafe And Sandwich BarFood and drink920 m0.6 mi
- The Local CaféFood and drink930 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Indiiana's Sandpit1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away3.4 Poor tomorrow
- Amelie's Acre1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away3.4 Poor tomorrow
- Medmerry Beach4.2 km2.6 mi north-west away3.6 Poor tomorrow
- The Spit11 km7.0 mi north-west away3.9 Poor tomorrow
- Bosham Foreshore12 km7.3 mi north-west away4.1 Fair tomorrow