Hastings
Forecast sea, weather and tide. Beach verdicts stay as they are right now — we don't forecast pollution.
Sea conditions now (modelled): overcast · sea 19.1 °C · waves 0.4 m (gentle) · air 15 °C · wind 8 mph (4 m/s) from the NNE, gusting 16 mph · tide going out · next low water 04:41 BST · height now ≈3.0 m (27% of today's range)
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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.
🍺 The Relais Cooden Beach (was Cooden Beach Hotel) — bar & grill
🐕 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
☕ Café Bar & Kitchen (De La Warr Pavilion) (Mo-Su 10:00-16:30) · ☕ The Colonnade · 🍺 The Compass (Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:30; Su 10:00-22:00) · ☕ Lando's (Su-Th 07:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 07:30-22:00) · 🍴 Rustico (Tu-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00) · 🍴 Pebbles On The Beach (Tu-Su 12:00-21:00) · 🍴 Mowgli (Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 17:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00) · 🍴 The Grill House (Mo-Tu,Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 13:00-18:00) · 🍴 Minnie Bertha's (11:30-21:30) · ☕ Kerry's Café Bar (08:00-20:00) · ☕ The Old Bathing Station ("when the sun shines") · ☕ Sovereign Light Café (08:45-16:30)
🐕 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
☕ Oceanside Cafe (Tu-Su 09:00-16:30 "look for raised flag")
🐕 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)
🍴 Pizzarelli · 🍴 Half Man Half Burger · ☕ Dark Circles (Mo-Tu 11:00-18:00, Fr 11:00-22:00, Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 11:00-17:00) · ☕ Bonjour Café (Mo-Su 08:30-17:00) · ☕ Kassa Coffee House · 🍺 The Forbidden Fruit · ☕ Goat Ledge (Su-We 08:00-18:00; Th-Sa 08:00-21:00; Sep-Mar Th-Sa 08:00-18:00) · 🍺 Oscar's on the Square (Th-Su) · ☕ Barista & the Shack (was Beach Cafe) · 🍺 The Selkie Seafood Bar · ☕ Starsky & Hatch (We-Su 08:00-15:00)
🐕 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.
🍴 Grand Pera (Mo-Su 09:30-23:30) · 🍴 La Saporita · 🍴 Shiosai Sushi (We-Su 12:00-21:00) · 🍴 Pig In paradise · 🍴 Winifred's Restaurant & Bar · 🍴 The Italian Corner · 🍴 Patty Guy · 🍺 Brewing Brothers Courtyard · ☕ Platos Cafe and Takeaway · ☕ Hastings Adventure Golf food court (café, chippy, ice cream) (seasonal, from 09:00-09:30) · ☕ Rainbow Restaurant · 🍴 Old Town
🐕 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).
🍴 Rock a Nore Kitchen · 🍴 Tush and Pat's Fishermen's Rolls · 🍺 The Dolphin Inn · ☕ Undercliffe House · 🍴 Fish Hut · 🍴 The Net Shop · 🍴 The Mermaid · 🍴 Webbe's Rock-a-Nore · 🍴 Neptune · ☕ eat @ The Stade · 🍴 Pelican Diner (Th-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:00) · 🍴 Life Boat Restaurant
🐕 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.
🍴 No beachside food or drink on our map at 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)
🍺 The New Beach Club (private members' club)
🐕 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW) to english channel (Southern Water) | 14:08 17 Sep 2026 BST | 14:12 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.1 h |
| Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW) to english channel (Southern Water) | 13:33 17 Sep 2026 BST | 13:56 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.4 h |
| River Brede CSO, Brede village (to Rye) to brede (Southern Water) | 12:53 17 Sep 2026 BST | 13:57 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.1 h |
| Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW) to english channel (Southern Water) | 12:31 17 Sep 2026 BST | 13:50 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.3 h |
| River Tillingham CSO north (to Rye) to river tillingham (Southern Water) | 12:26 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:27 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.0 h |
| River Brede CSO (to Rye) to brede (Southern Water) | 12:12 17 Sep 2026 BST | 13:02 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.8 h |
| Powdermill Stream CSO, Crowhurst (Combe Haven catchment) to powdermill stream (Southern Water) | 11:49 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:23 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.6 h |
| Stanbridge Stream CSO (Brede catchment, to Rye) to stanbridge stream (Southern Water) | 11:48 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:43 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.9 h |
| River Brede CSO, Brede village (to Rye) to brede (Southern Water) | 11:41 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:53 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.2 h |
| Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW) to english channel (Southern Water) | 11:35 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:47 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.2 h |
| Pannel Sewer CSO (Pett; drains to Rye via the Royal Military Canal) to pannel sewer (Southern Water) | 11:34 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:56 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.4 h |
| Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW) to english channel (Southern Water) | 11:29 17 Sep 2026 BST | 11:34 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.1 h |
| Hastings town centre / Pelham outfall (Priory Stream culvert area) to english channel (Southern Water) | 11:23 17 Sep 2026 BST | 11:40 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.3 h |
| Watermill Stream CSO (upper Combe Haven catchment) to watermill stream (Southern Water) | 11:22 17 Sep 2026 BST | 12:34 17 Sep 2026 BST | 1.2 h |
| Pannel Sewer CSO (Pett; drains to Rye via the Royal Military Canal) to pannel sewer (Southern Water) | 10:18 17 Sep 2026 BST | 10:20 17 Sep 2026 BST | 0.0 h |
Where this data comes from
| Source | Last successful poll | Failing since last success |
|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo sea & shore conditions (modelled) | 02:04 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |
| Environment Agency Bathing Water Quality (Open Government Licence) | 02:10 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |
| Environment Agency rainfall, flood-monitoring API (Open Government Licence) | 02:19 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |
| Open-Meteo rainfall forecast | 01:49 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |
| Southern Water Storm Overflow Activity (© Southern Water, CC BY 4.0) | 02:23 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |
| Admiralty tide predictions | 02:23 24 Sep 2026 BST | — |