Winchelsea beach is shingle at high tide and sand at low. Just behind the beach is an area known as “The Ridges”– pebbles and rough land with a straggle of 1930’s bungalows on unmade roads.
Good all-round family beach, swimming is safe and best at high tide and you also have a bird reserve nearby.
Parking on the road, ice cream van if you are lucky.
We have no dog information for Winchelsea beach.
Winchelsea beach, dog restrictions apply to areas.
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 (Saturday, Mar 06)
Expect a temperature in the range 2.8℃ to 5.7℃ with a wind speed 6.6 m/sec (ENE)
Sunday, Mar 07
Expect a temperature in the range 1℃ to 2℃ with a wind speed 4.4 m/sec (NNE)
Monday, Mar 08
Expect a temperature in the range 0.2℃ to 0.7℃ with a wind speed 2.1 m/sec (NNW)
Tuesday, Mar 09
Expect a temperature in the range 2.4℃ to 3.8℃ with a wind speed 3.6 m/sec (WNW)
Wednesday, Mar 10
Expect a temperature in the range 6.1℃ to 7℃ with a wind speed 6.2 m/sec (SW)
Thursday, Mar 11
Expect a temperature in the range 8.4℃ to 10.2℃ with a wind speed 15.7 m/sec (SW)
Friday, Mar 12
Expect a temperature in the range 6.2℃ to 7℃ with a wind speed 8.1 m/sec (WSW)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
Tides
Our tide forecast for Winchelsea Beach in East Sussex.
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The Rye jazz and blues festival is taking place from Friday 27th to Monday 30st August and encompasses the bank holiday weekend. Music includes a mix of jazz, blues, RnB, Soul, Folk, Roots, Latin, Cuban and contemporary music performances at various venues in Rye. There will also be refreshments, food and bars serving drinks and food throughout the day. Read more…
Rye Watersports is a long established teaching centre offering lessons in Kitesurfing, Windsurfing, Dinghy Sailing and Stand Up Paddleboarding. Lessons in kitesurfing, windsurfing and sailing are taught on our coastal lake, mid-way between Rye and Camber. The nearby beaches of Camber Sands in East Sussex, and Greatstone in Kent are where we run our kitesurfing lessons from. Read more…
Camber Castle, Until the late 16th century, most of the low lying ground between Rye and Winchelsea was a shallow harbour, called the Camber, protected from the sea by a long series of shingle banks. Henry VIII built a chain of artillery forts along the south coast to protect vulnerable and strategic areas. The existing tower at Camber was incorporated Read more…
The Kitesurf Centre is a leading BKSA Kite School offering kitesurfing lessons, kiteboarding courses, power kiting, kite buggying, kite landboarding, hydrofoiling and stand up paddleboarding (SUP). Located on Camber Sands beach, East Sussex but also teaching at Greatstone Kent on the South East Coast of England and just 1 hour from South London. Read more…
Camber Sands beach is hidden behind dunes and is a popular family sandy beach, with picturesque dunes and interesting wildlife. Camber Sands is very popular as it offers golden sand and dunes rather than the more traditional Sussex pebble beach. The beach is divided into zoned areas (bathing, dog restricted, watersports), please check the beach signs. The dunes are formed Read more…
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 Read more…
Pontins Camber Sands holiday park has a great location with a combination of miles and miles of unspoilt sand dunes with loads to do in the day as well as the evening. Away from the beach, you have the beautiful old Port Town of Rye and the beautiful and diverse Sussex coastline including the iconic white cliffs and many Sussex Read more…
Pontins Camber Sands holiday park has a great location with a combination of miles and miles of unspoilt sand dunes with loads to do in the day as well as the evening. Away from the beach, you have the beautiful old Port Town of Rye and the beautiful and diverse Sussex coastline including the iconic white cliffs and many Sussex Read more…
Winchelsea beach, dog restrictions apply to areas.
