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Newhaven and Seaford sailing club
Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club. Photo: Robert Eva, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 4 kn gusting 7, side-onshore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 17 knF5
Gusts
23kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 26 out of 100

Wind
WNW 4 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 33 out of 100

Wind
WSW 4 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 12 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 15 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side
Water
1.2 mwaves
Air
9°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 50, poor
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 726, poor
  6. Sun 833, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best in Jul3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 17 knotsF523knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves11°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 17 knotsF523kncross-off1.5 mwaves10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF420kncross-off1.0 mwaves10°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF312knoffnot safechop11°C
Sat 7Nov26, poorwind from the west-north-west, 4 knotsF28knsideflat10°C
Sun 8Nov33, poorwind from the west-south-west, 4 knotsF27knside-onflat11°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east, 12 knotsF417knsidechop10°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east, 15 knotsF423knside1.2 mwaves9°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF418kncross-off1.0 mwaves9°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:26 +1.9 mLow 12:07 −1.7 mHigh 18:00 +1.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:43 −1.9 mHigh 06:43 +2.0 mLow 13:24 −1.9 mHigh 19:15 +1.9 m
  • Thu 5 NovLow 01:52 −2.2 mHigh 07:51 +2.2 mLow 14:27 −2.2 mHigh 20:18 +2.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Jul

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club

Sailing centre at Seaford
Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Driftwood at Bishopstone beach
Photo: Robert Eva, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coast path and promenade at Seaford
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 104). 1 sailing school or club and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Seaford. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,210 each

about US$1,190–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$450–US$926
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,210

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Seaford

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Closest

Seaford

about 5 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Seaford · Booking.com

About Seaford its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 10m

About 14h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.