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Fairlight on the South Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Best around high tide. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Fairlight Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Fairlight surf quality by season and Fairlight surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - South Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Fairlight

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Fairlight:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hastings	4 mi
Second closest break	Stamco	6 mi
Third closest break	Camber Sands	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Bexhill	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Eastbourne	18 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Fairlight:
Closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	44 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	52 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	159 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	172 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	179 mi
Tide stations nearest to Fairlight:
Closest tide station	Newhaven, England	27 mi
Second closest tide station	Newhaven, England	27 mi
Third closest tide station	Dover, England	33 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Dover, England	33 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sheerness, England	40 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Fairlight:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	252 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	288 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	293 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	294 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	294 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Fairlight:
Closest city location	Fairlight (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Hastings (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Rye (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bexhill (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Battle (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Fairlight is Lydd Airport (LYX) in U.k., 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Fairlight is Gatwick (London) Airport (LGW) in England, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Manston Airport (MSE) in England, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Southend Airport (SEN) in England is 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Fairlight and is 78 km (48 miles) away.