Jury’s Gap beach is also known as Broomhill Sands and is at the eastern end of Camber Sands near to Jury’s Gap, hence the name. The beach is sandy with groynes and as the tide goes out you have a massive beach to play on.
An excellent windsurfing and kite surfing beach and it has shallow water and lagoons either side of low tide. Jury’s Gap beach is really the watersports zone of Camber Sands and please check local signs to ensure you keep to the zone area.
At low tide you have a lot of flat sand making this also a good kite buggy beach, check our tide times tab for help in planning your visit.
Facilities include parking, toilets, food, more facilities towards Camber Sands.
Jurys Gap beach has dogs restrictions within zoned between between 1 May and 30 September. Please check local signs.
Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as:
Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest
Good: generally good water quality
Sufficient: meets minimum standards
Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
Our weather forecast for Rye in East Sussex
Today (Monday, Mar 01)
Expect a temperature in the range 4.2℃ to 6.6℃ with a wind speed 3.8 m/sec (ENE)
Tuesday, Mar 02
Expect a temperature in the range 1.6℃ to 5℃ with a wind speed 2.9 m/sec (ENE)
Wednesday, Mar 03
Expect a temperature in the range 4.8℃ to 7.1℃ with a wind speed 2.4 m/sec (ENE)
Thursday, Mar 04
Expect a temperature in the range 5.9℃ to 6.2℃ with a wind speed 1.6 m/sec (NE)
Friday, Mar 05
Expect a temperature in the range 3.2℃ to 4.5℃ with a wind speed 5 m/sec (NNE)
Saturday, Mar 06
Expect a temperature in the range 2.4℃ to 3.9℃ with a wind speed 3 m/sec (NE)
Sunday, Mar 07
Expect a temperature in the range 0.5℃ to 2.7℃ with a wind speed 2.3 m/sec (ENE)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
Tides
Our tide forecast for Jurys Gap Beach in East Sussex.
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Jurys Gap beach has dogs restrictions within zoned between between 1 May and 30 September. Please check local signs.
