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Gold Beach

Calvados, Normandy, France

Gold Beach 1 photo

  • Part of the coastline around Gold Beach viewed from near the Longues-sur-Mer battery in October 2011

    Part of the coastline around Gold Beach viewed from near the Longues-sur-Mer battery in October 2011. Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:56 pm
Now
1.1
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
67 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
70 km/h44 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
65 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
65 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
5836 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
9056 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:56 pm
Today
1.1PoorNow5836
1.1Poor10 am6339
1.1Poor11 am6741
1.0Poor12 pm7044
1.0Poor1 pm6540
1.0Poor2 pm6540
1.3Poor3 pm6339
1.6Poor4 pm6239
1.9Poor5 pm5534
2.1Poor6 pm5031
Sat
3.8Poor9 am2213
3.3Poor10 am2415
3.3Poor11 am2516
2.9Poor12 pm2516
2.5Poor1 pm2717
2.1Poor2 pm2918
1.9Poor3 pm2918
1.5Poor4 pm3321
1.5Poor5 pm3622
1.5Poor6 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 pm, -2.3 m. High at 10 pm, 2.0 m. Low at 4 am, -3.0 mLow 4 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 10 pm, 2.0 m7 ftLow 4 am, -3.0 m10 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 4 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
  • High 10 pm, 2.0 m7 ft
  • Low 4 am, -3.0 m10 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 48%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 56%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 42%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Gold Beach

Gold Beach is a beach located in Normandy, France, near the Beach of Arromanches, which is 3.9 kilometers away. The nearest town is Asnelles, a village 1.4 kilometers away, and there are four free parking areas within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east. High cliffs at the western end of the zone meant that the landings took place on the flat section between Le Hamel and La Rivière, in the sectors code-named Jig and King. Taking Gold was to be the responsibility of the British Army, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the Royal Navy as well as elements from the Dutch, Polish and other Allied navies.

Source: Gold Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Boat ramp380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miAsnelles (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miAéroport de Caen-Carpiquet (CFR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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