Check the Beach

Fairlight Glen

East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Fairlight Glen 3 photos

  • Rocky Beach at the bottom of Fairlight Glen

    Rocky Beach at the bottom of Fairlight Glen. Julian P Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Waves crashing on the Rocks at the foot of Fairlight Glen. Fairlight Glen is a remote beauty spot east of Hastings. It is well known for the gorse on the Fire Hills above.

    Waves crashing on the Rocks at the foot of Fairlight Glen. Fairlight Glen is a remote beauty spot east of Hastings. It is well known for the gorse on the Fire Hills above.. Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Footpath to Fairlight Glen

    Footpath to Fairlight Glen. Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
0.7
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
35 km/h22 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°C60°F
Wind
4729 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
8150 km/hmph
Waves
3.2 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am4629
0.7Poor9 am3823
0.5Poor10 am2717
1.0Poor11 am2415
1.2Poor12 pm2314
1.3Poor1 pm2214
0.8Poor2 pm2717
0.7Poor3 pm3522
0.8Poor4 pm4025
0.8Poor5 pm3522
Sat
4.4Fair8 am1811
4.4Fair9 am1710
3.9Poor10 am1610
3.2Poor11 am1610
2.0Poor12 pm2314
1.7Poor1 pm1711
0.5Poor2 pm3924
0.6Poor3 pm4226
0.6Poor4 pm4428
0.6Poor5 pm4629
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 2.6 m. Low at 4 pm, -2.7 m. High at 10 pm, 2.2 m. Low at 4 am, -2.8 mHigh 9 am, 2.6 m9 ftLow 4 pm, -2.7 m9 ftHigh 10 pm, 2.2 m7 ftLow 4 am, -2.8 m9 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, 2.6 m9 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -2.7 m9 ft
  • High 10 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.8 m9 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 36%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Fairlight Glen

Fairlight Glen is a nudist beach located on the East Sussex coast in England. It is situated near the village of Fairlight, approximately 1.5 miles away. The beach has a pebbly surface.

From Wikipedia

Fairlight Glen lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the fishing port of Hastings and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the small village of Fairlight Cove on the East Sussex coast. It is a wooded area forming part of the Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve and leading down to Covehurst Bay. This is a naturist beach, but is shared by non-naturist visitors. The name Covehurst Bay is not normally used for the beach, but is marked on OS maps.

Source: Fairlight Glen on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miFairlight (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miLydd Airport (LYX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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