Hastings
Forecast sea, weather and tide. Beach verdicts stay as they are right now — we don't forecast pollution.
Sea conditions now (modelled): clear skies · sea 21.7 °C · waves 0.7 m (a bit lively) · air 20 °C · wind 9 mph (4 m/s) from the W · tide going out (neap tides) · next low water 03:47 BST · height now ≈5.8 m (96% of today's range)
Beaches, west to east
Cooden Beachno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 No public toilets on our map within a short walk of this beach.
🐕 Dogs welcome year-round — no exclusion in the Rother order; check signs at access points.
Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill)no known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 RNLI lifeguards on the central beach in season: daily 18 July – 6 September 2026, 10:00–18:00. No flags = no lifeguards.
🚻 Public toilets (Bexhill) · hours (OSM): 10:00-17:00 · free · wheelchair accessible · Public toilets (Bexhill) · hours (OSM): 07:00-19:00 · free · wheelchair accessible
🐕 No dogs on the central Bexhill beach 1 May – 30 Sep (exclusion extends east past the sailing club); dogs on leads on the promenade (groynes 34–78). Fine either side.
Glyne Gapno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 Public toilets (Glyne Gap) · hours (OSM): Mo-Sa 06:00-17:00; Su 06:00-16:00 · free · wheelchair accessible
🐕 Dogs welcome year-round (Hastings order allows dogs west of the Royal Victoria Hotel).
Bulverhytheno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 West of Haven cycle path (Hastings BC): CLOSED at last check — vandalism.
🐕 Dogs welcome year-round (Hastings order allows dogs west of the Royal Victoria Hotel).
St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)no known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 RNLI lifeguards at the Marina station in season: daily in the summer peak (roughly mid-July – early September), weekends either side, 10:00–18:00.
🚻 Public toilets (St Leonards)
🐕 No dogs 1 Apr – 30 Sep on the central stretch (west end of Bottle Alley to opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel); allowed towards the pier and west of the Royal Victoria.
Hastings Pelham (pier – harbour arm)no known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 RNLI lifeguards at the Pelham and Pier stations in season: daily in the summer peak (roughly mid-July – early September), weekends either side, 10:00–18:00.
🚻 Public toilets (Pelham) · Pelham Place (Hastings BC): attended · summer 7am–10pm, winter 7am–6pm · baby change.
🐕 No dogs 1 Apr – 30 Sep along this whole stretch (west of the Harbour Arm to the east side of the pier). Allowed 1 Oct – 31 Mar.
Rock-a-Noreno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 The Stade (Hastings BC): attended · summer 9am–10pm, winter 7am–6pm · baby change. · Rock-a-Nore (Hastings BC): summer 7am–7pm, winter 8am–4pm · accessible + baby change (RADAR key).
🐕 Dogs welcome year-round (the Hastings ban stops at the Harbour Arm).
Fairlight & Covehurst Bayno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 No public toilets on our map within a short walk of this beach.
🐕 Dogs welcome year-round; note Fairlight Glen is a naturist beach.
Pett Level & Cliff Endno known issues›
All quiet in the data: no known discharges, no heavy rain, no Environment Agency warnings.
🛟 No lifeguard service on this beach.
🚻 Public toilets (Pett Level)
🐕 No dogs 1 May – 30 Sep on the 150 m west of the church; welcome elsewhere. Beach is unsupervised (no lifeguards — Rother DC advice).
Storm overflow releases, last 7 days
| Outfall | Started | Ended | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsham Sewer tributary CSO (Pett Level marsh, north) | 23:21 22 Jul 2026 BST | 23:27 22 Jul 2026 BST | 0.1 h |
Where this data comes from
| Source | Last successful poll | Last failure |
|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo sea & shore conditions (modelled) | 21:56 25 Jul 2026 BST | — |
| Environment Agency Bathing Water Quality (Open Government Licence) | 22:00 25 Jul 2026 BST | 21:56 25 Jul 2026 BST |
| Environment Agency rainfall, flood-monitoring API (Open Government Licence) | 21:56 25 Jul 2026 BST | 18:12 25 Jul 2026 BST |
| Open-Meteo rainfall forecast | 21:56 25 Jul 2026 BST | — |
| Southern Water Storm Overflow Activity (© Southern Water, CC BY 4.0) | 22:06 25 Jul 2026 BST | — |
| Admiralty tide predictions | 22:06 25 Jul 2026 BST | — |