Climbing Forecast Southern Sandstone — East Grinstead Stone Farm Rocks

SOUTHERN SANDSTONE — EAST GRINSTEAD · SANDSTONE

Stone Farm Rocks climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp20°C
Wind8.6 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity71.2%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp30°C
Rain0mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity38%
No recent rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 20° 0mm 9 0 71.2%
07:00 23° 0mm 9 0 65.6%
08:00 25° 0mm 10 0 56.2%
09:00 27° 0mm 9 0 47.9%
10:00 28° 0mm 8 0 43.6%
11:00 29° 0mm 6 0 41.4%
12:00 30° 0mm 5 0 38.9%
13:00 31° 0mm 7 0 36.8%
14:00 31° 0mm 8 0 34.8%
15:00 32° 0mm 12 0 33.6%
16:00 32° 0mm 15 0 35%
17:00 30° 0mm 18 0 40.5%
18:00 29° 0mm 15 0 46.4%
19:00 27° 0mm 12 0 54.9%
20:00 25° 0mm 11 0 55.3%
21:00 26° 0mm 12 0 45.7%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp26°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 20° 0mm 17 0 75%
07:00 21° 0mm 17 0 67.8%
08:00 22° 0mm 17 0 62.9%
09:00 23° 0mm 17 0 58.5%
10:00 25° 0mm 16 0 54.5%
11:00 26° 0mm 13 0 51%
12:00 27° 0mm 12 0 47.1%
13:00 27° 0mm 14 0 45.1%
14:00 27° 0mm 19 0 45%
15:00 26° 0mm 18 0 48.4%
16:00 26° 0mm 16 0 49.4%
17:00 26° 0mm 11 0 46.3%
18:00 25° 0mm 13 0 47%
19:00 23° 0mm 19 0 68%
20:00 21° 0mm 14 0 74.4%
21:00 20° 0mm 13 0 79.1%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp25°C
Rain0mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
No recent rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 6 0 87.9%
07:00 19° 0mm 5 0 81.7%
08:00 20° 0mm 6 0 73.4%
09:00 21° 0mm 8 0 64.8%
10:00 23° 0mm 10 0 57.3%
11:00 24° 0mm 10 0 51.4%
12:00 25° 0mm 12 0 45.3%
13:00 25° 0mm 12 0 43.1%
14:00 25° 0mm 14 0 44.9%
15:00 26° 0mm 13 0 43%
16:00 26° 0mm 13 0 38.4%
17:00 26° 0mm 15 0 35.3%
18:00 24° 0mm 18 0 43.5%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp25°C
Rain0mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity45%
No recent rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 10 0 59.7%
12:00 25° 0mm 12 0 44.6%
18:00 23° 0mm 21 0 67.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 10 0 89.1%
12:00 24° 0.02mm 18 0 59.2%
18:00 23° 0mm 16 0 73.3%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity91%
0.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 20° 0.52mm 15 0 90.4%
12:00 20° 0.07mm 19 0 90.7%
18:00 20° 0mm 16 0 70.9%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts
Humidity56%
0.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.08mm 10 0 87.4%
12:00 21° 0.25mm 22 0 56%
18:00 19° 0mm 21 0 67.9%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
0.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.17mm 17 0 89.9%
12:00 21° 0.32mm 29 0 53.6%
18:00 18° 0mm 21 0 68.9%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity65%
2mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.03mm 10 0 86.3%
12:00 18° 0.68mm 16 0 65.4%
18:00 15° 1.28mm 6 0 95.8%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain1.5mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity61%
1.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.03mm 14 0 97.8%
12:00 20° 0mm 15 0 60.5%
Stone Farm Rocks is a compact, highly popular sandstone crag situated on a sunny hillside near East Grinstead. The rock character features sound Ardingly sandstone with crisp horizontal break pockets, friction slabs, and clean vertical crack systems. Facing south across open country, the crag captures abundant sunshine and dries quickly after rain, making it one of the faster-drying outcrops in the Weald. The climbing offers top-roping and bouldering across all grade bands from Severe to hard E-grade equivalents, led by Stone Farm Crack. The approach involves a short five-minute walk from the nearby lane laybys across a grassy field. Climbers must use long sling extensions and rope guards to prevent top-edge erosion.

About Stone Farm Rocks

Stone Farm Rocks is a compact, highly popular sandstone crag situated on a sunny hillside near East Grinstead. The rock character features sound Ardingly sandstone with crisp horizontal break pockets, friction slabs, and clean vertical crack systems. Facing south across open country, the crag captures abundant sunshine and dries quickly after rain, making it one of the faster-drying outcrops in the Weald. The climbing offers top-roping and bouldering across all grade bands from Severe to hard E-grade equivalents, led by Stone Farm Crack. The approach involves a short five-minute walk from the nearby lane laybys across a grassy field. Climbers must use long sling extensions and rope guards to prevent top-edge erosion.

Region
Southern Sandstone — East Grinstead
Rock type
sandstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
120m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low