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Sussex Coast (Brighton, Eastbourne and Selsey)

Tide windows, chalk reefs and a century-spanning wreck archive on England's south coast

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Sussex Coast (Brighton, Eastbourne and Selsey)

Tide windows, chalk reefs and a century-spanning wreck archive on England's south coast

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55 Quellen • Aktualisiert 5. Sept. 2026

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Met Office regional climate summaries - Supports the broad southern England weather pattern and the relative comfort of late spring through early autumn.
Met Office Eastbourne climate averages - Supports month-by-month air temperature, sunshine and rainfall context for the eastern Sussex coast.
Channel Coast real-time coastal data - Provides live wave, tide and meteorological observations used for final go or no-go checks.
Channel Diving Sussex charters - Supports tide-led wreck and drift charter planning from Brighton Marina and Sovereign Harbour.
Sovereign Divers Eastbourne

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Quellen für den Guide zu Sussex Coast (Brighton, Eastbourne and Selsey)

Referenzlinks, die zum Erstellen und Aktualisieren dieses Guides verwendet werden.

55 Quellen • Aktualisiert 5. Sept. 2026

Verfasst von DiveJourney. Erstellt aus öffentlichen Quellen und dem Wissen lokaler Anbieter. Zuletzt aktualisiert 5. Sept. 2026.

Met Office regional climate summaries - Supports the broad southern England weather pattern and the relative comfort of late spring through early autumn.
Met Office Eastbourne climate averages - Supports month-by-month air temperature, sunshine and rainfall context for the eastern Sussex coast.
Channel Coast real-time coastal data - Provides live wave, tide and meteorological observations used for final go or no-go checks.
Channel Diving Sussex charters - Supports tide-led wreck and drift charter planning from Brighton Marina and Sovereign Harbour.
Sovereign Divers Eastbourne

- Supports the typical April to October local boat season and the range from shallow to technical sites.

Ocean View Diving Services - Supports year-round pool training and locally organized diving and freediving near Brighton.

Oyster Diving Widewater shore guide - Supports the principle that settled weather, tides and recent rainfall can matter more than the calendar for shore visibility.

Sussex IFCA species guide - Supports the May to August inshore cuttlefish breeding window and broader Sussex marine-life context.

Brighton sea-temperature climatology - Provides an indicative, non-regulatory seasonal sea-temperature range for exposure planning.

Channel Diving Alaunia wreck guide - Describes the scale, orientation, relief and marine life of the RMS Alaunia wreck off Eastbourne.

Dive125 Eastbourne wrecks and sites - Local operator reference for Alaunia, Oceana, Norman's Bay, reefs, shoals, depths and tidal character.

Sussex Diving Club local diving - Supports Brighton reef, wreck and club-diving context, including the prevalence of sites beyond entry-level depth.

Sussex Shipwrecks charters - Supports local Eastbourne charter capacity, novice-to-technical trips and gas-fill logistics.

Ocean View Diving freediving - Supports coached freediving and pool-based progression near Brighton.

NoTanx Brighton freediving - Supports Brighton and Hove pool freediving as a year-round training option.

Mulberry Marine Experiences - Supports guided scuba, freediving, snorkeling, swimming and marine-ecology experiences around Selsey.

Oyster Diving Sussex dive-site guide - Supports variable visibility, strong tidal currents and the importance of local slack-water planning.

Historic England Norman's Bay dive trail - Supports the protected-wreck trail, clustered cannon, timber and licensed-access context at Norman's Bay.

Nautical Archaeology Society dive trails - Supports organized archaeological access and interpretation of protected wreck sites.

Historic England Selsey D-Day vehicles listing - Official scheduled-monument record for the tanks and armoured bulldozers lost south of Selsey Bill.

Destination Selsey D-Day tanks and bulldozers - Local heritage interpretation and strict no-touch, no-take guidance for the scheduled monument.

Destination Selsey Mixon Hole - Supports the local geology, proximity to Selsey and approximately {{ 20 | distance:m }} drop at Mixon Hole.

Selsey Bill and the Hounds MCZ - Official designation information for the marine conservation zone around Selsey.

Sussex IFCA marine protected areas - Supports the features of Beachy Head East, Beachy Head West, Kingmere and Selsey Bill and the Hounds.

Sussex IFCA habitats - Supports the importance of Sussex chalk reefs and characteristic boring and encrusting species.

Sussex Wildlife Trust chalk reefs - Supports chalk-reef wildlife including piddocks, boring sponge, tompot blennies and short-snouted seahorses.

DiveJourney Mixon Hole - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for Mixon Hole.

DiveJourney Far Mulberry - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for the Far Mulberry heritage site.

DiveJourney Selsey Lifeboat Station - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for the Selsey shore dive.

DiveJourney Selsey East Beach - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for shallow scuba, freediving and snorkeling.

DiveJourney Selsey Drift, the Parks - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for Selsey's guided drift dive.

DiveJourney Inner Mulberry - Internal destination link and reviewed planning profile for the shallow Mulberry remains.

DiveJourney Arena Swimming Pool - Internal destination link for controlled pool training and freediving practice.

VisitBrighton - Official visitor information for Brighton's culture, seafront and city logistics.

VisitEastbourne - Official visitor information for Eastbourne, the seafront and South Downs access.

South Downs National Park Seven Sisters - Official planning information for Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven and the chalk-cliff landscape.

RSPB Pagham Harbour - Supports year-round wetland visits, summer tern activity, winter wildfowl and wildlife-protection rules.

RSPB Medmerry - Supports long walking and cycling routes, seasonal birding and the ban on water sports within the reserve.

The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere - Supports the landscape and nature connection between the Brighton coast and the South Downs.

Royal Pavilion and Garden - Official visitor source for Brighton's principal indoor heritage attraction.

Towner Eastbourne - Official visitor source for Eastbourne's major contemporary art gallery and wet-weather option.

GOV.UK UK ETA - Current official entry-authorisation requirements and application route.

Home Office ETA factsheet, April 2026 - Supports the current GBP 20 ETA price and validity at the research date.

GOV.UK check if you need a visa - Official nationality-specific visa and entry-document checker.

Gatwick Airport rail connections - Supports direct rail travel of about 30 minutes to Brighton and about 1 hour to Eastbourne.

Destination Selsey getting here - Supports Chichester as Selsey's rail gateway and the onward local-bus connection.

Protected wreck site licences in England - Official licence route for diving, surveying, excavation, recovery and anchoring within protected wreck zones.

Historic England Scheduled Monument Consent - Official guidance on consent required before intrusive work at scheduled monuments.

GOV.UK report wreck material - Official requirement to report recovered wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck within 28 days.

HM Coastguard - Official coastal emergency instruction to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

British Hyperbaric Association Diving Accident Helpline - Publishes the 24-hour UK diving accident helpline number 07831 151523.

Royal Sussex County Hospital emergency department - Local emergency-department reference for the Brighton cluster.

Eastbourne District General Hospital - Local 24-hour emergency-department reference for the Eastbourne cluster.

St Richard's Hospital emergency department - Local emergency-department reference for Selsey and Chichester.

Destination hero photo by Laura Lezman - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@lauralezman