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Fall Bay / Lewes Castle weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind61 km/h
Gusts76 km/h
Humidity76.37%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.5mm rain forecast
Wind 50 km/h, gusts 76 km/h — too windy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind50 km/h
Gusts76 km/h
Humidity66%
1.5mm rain forecastWind 50 km/h, gusts 76 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 9° dry 61 76 76.37%
13:00 10° dry 47 65 61.59%
16:00 11° 0.1mm 43 60 61.2%
19:00 11° 0.1mm 30 43 70.56%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain12mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity66%
12.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° dry 26 38 78.18%
10:00 11° dry 19 27 72.53%
13:00 12° dry 16 22 61.59%
16:00 13° dry 18 26 64.46%
19:00 13° 0.8mm 29 46 85.82%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain10mm
Wind49 km/h
Gusts85 km/h
Humidity75%
9.5mm rain forecastWind 49 km/h, gusts 85 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° dry 20 33 95.22%
10:00 9° 1mm 53 85 86.05%
13:00 9° 1mm 50 78 76.73%
16:00 10° dry 43 68 61.52%
19:00 10° dry 35 55 64.18%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain24mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts73 km/h
Humidity92%
23.7mm rain forecastWind 41 km/h, gusts 73 km/h — too windyHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° 0.5mm 25 39 85.82%
10:00 12° 3mm 37 57 90.42%
13:00 13° 9mm 46 73 92.62%
16:00 14° 8mm 41 65 93.7%
19:00 15° 2mm 42 66 89.62%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts61 km/h
Humidity62%
0.4mm rain forecastWind 35 km/h, gusts 61 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 43 67 69.47%
09:00 11° dry 39 62 69.23%
12:00 12° dry 39 61 61.06%
15:00 12° dry 32 50 61.95%
18:00 12° dry 26 40 71.1%
21:00 11° dry 23 35 74.71%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain13mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts64 km/h
Humidity90%
13.4mm rain forecastWind 41 km/h, gusts 64 km/h — too windyHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 3mm 34 53 91.32%
09:00 13° 3mm 37 59 92.86%
12:00 15° 2mm 40 63 92.09%
15:00 15° 2mm 41 64 88.69%
18:00 15° 2mm 41 64 86.47%
21:00 14° 1mm 40 62 84.15%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain3mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity67%
2.9mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 37 57 78.63%
09:00 12° 0.8mm 36 56 75.86%
12:00 13° dry 36 58 66.1%
15:00 13° 0.3mm 34 53 67.86%
18:00 12° dry 30 47 76.06%
21:00 12° dry 30 46 77.91%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 27 41 87.83%
09:00 13° dry 27 42 85.84%
Tidal access
Lewes Castle is non-tidal. King Wall below IS tidal (3-4 hours either side of low water on springs). Huge tidal range — up to 13m on springs.

About Fall Bay / Lewes Castle

Lewes Castle itself is non-tidal and south-facing. King Wall below is tidal. Gower limestone dries very fast.

Region
Gower
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
30m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

Boiler SlabJuniper WallRhossili / Shipwreck CoveSouthgateThree Cliffs Bay