Beach Riding Hayling Island

[timbobs]

Hi All,

I'm thinking of going down to the beach with a friend and her horse at the weekend, but low tide is around lunchtime.

Has anyone ridden at Hayling Island and would we have no beach to ride on if we went after 7pm (when horses are allowed on the beach) when low tide is at 9pm?

Our other option is to go to Bracklesham Bay during the day as there are no restrictions on horse access, but I'm worried we won't be able to park as the car park isn't that big!

Any advice would be great!

 

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I’m not sure about the tides but when I went in July in the evening the beach was packed! (probably a couple of hundred dogs, a dozen horses and lots of kite surfers!)

 

[timbobs]

I’m not sure about the tides but when I went in July in the evening the beach was packed! (probably a couple of hundred dogs, a dozen horses and lots of kite surfers!)

Thanks for your reply! Yes fully expecting it to be busy, I’m just worried about being able to park and have enough sand to not get cut off from the tide 🙈 there were loads of kite surfers there when I went on a rainy day in September so I think they’re always there!

 

[Shay]

You need local advice on the tides. It is safest to ride on a receding tide - as the water goes out rather than in (the opposite for swimming) . But local conditions, sandbars etc - especially on islands - can result in double tides or tides which do not recede when expected. Tide times also vary every day. You can get exact tide times for specific beaches simply by googling them.

If you are thinking of this Saturday - high tides are 7.34 and 20.03 - was your reference to low tide at 9pm a typo? In which case riding at 7 pm puts you on the very last of a rising tide which is probably the least safe time to beach ride. Plus with this heat the place is likely to be packed. You could try to 21.00? Last light is shown as 21.40. But I'm not sure I personally would want to be riding that late.

 

[timbobs]

You need local advice on the tides. It is safest to ride on a receding tide - as the water goes out rather than in (the opposite for swimming) . But local conditions, sandbars etc - especially on islands - can result in double tides or tides which do not recede when expected. Tide times also vary every day. You can get exact tide times for specific beaches simply by googling them.

If you are thinking of this Saturday - high tides are 7.34 and 20.03 - was your reference to low tide at 9pm a typo? In which case riding at 7 pm puts you on the very last of a rising tide which is probably the least safe time to beach ride. Plus with this heat the place is likely to be packed. You could try to 21.00? Last light is shown as 21.40. But I'm not sure I personally would want to be riding that late.

Thanks for your reply- I meant high tide at 9pm!

I think we're going to go to Bracklesham Bay during the day when low tide is at 2.45 so we'll get there for midday-ish. The weather is look less-nice now, so hopefully it won't be too busy for parking!

 

[Peter7917]

Oh I love hayling island, have fun!