Northern United Kingdom
4 of 8 beaches scored, 0 good now
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 23 km/h14 mph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
Which United Kingdom beach is best right now? 1435 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Updated 1:31 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am laterMoray, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am laterCauseway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland
Dark there now. Best 6 pm laterIt is dark across United Kingdom right now: 0 of 120 scored beaches look good later, water is 12 to 16°C53 to 62°F. Read at 1:31 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
4 of 8 beaches scored, 0 good now
116 of 292 beaches scored, 0 good now
Warmest water
16°C62°F
England. 1.5°2.7° above the United Kingdom average. Score 1.3 Poor.
Calmest sea
<0.1 m<1 ft waves
East Lothian, Scotland. Wind 7 km/h4 mph. Level with 1 other beach.
Best for families
2.7 Poor
Pembrokeshire, Wales. Top score of the 4 scored beaches tagged with lifeguards.
The best hour left today is 6 pm (2.3); the weakest is 8 am (1.1).
No stretch reaches a good score.
United Kingdom tomorrow: the best hour is 8 am (1.9) and the weakest is 2 pm (0.6).
No stretch reaches a good score.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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Orkney Islands, Scotland
Small waves, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
Moray, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C53°F water.
Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland
Small waves, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
1.4 m4 ft waves, breezy and 16°C60°F water.
Aberdeen City, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 13°C55°F water.
Highland, Scotland
Small waves, gentle breeze and 13°C55°F water.
Angus, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 13°C55°F water.
Orkney Islands, Scotland
1.4 m5 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.
Scotland
2.1 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C53°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
2.2 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 16°C60°F water.
Highland, Scotland
Small waves, gentle breeze and 13°C56°F water.
Torbay, England
2.6 m8 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
2.7 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
2.0 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Devon, England
3.8 m12 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.8 m12 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.8 m12 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
England
3.8 m12 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
England
Small waves, breezy and 13°C55°F water.
Western Isles, Scotland
2.2 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 12°C54°F water.
Devon, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Torbay, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
County Durham, England
Flat water, gentle breeze and 13°C55°F water.
Liverpool City Region, England
Flat water, breezy and 13°C55°F water.
East Lothian, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C53°F water.
East Lothian, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C53°F water.
East Lothian, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
East Lothian, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
2.0 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C60°F water.
Gloucestershire, England
Flat water, breezy and 13°C56°F water.
Dorset, England
2.3 m8 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
1.6 m5 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
2.0 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
2.0 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
England
2.4 m8 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Western Isles, Scotland
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 12°C54°F water.
Neath Port Talbot, Wales
1.0 m3 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Swansea, Wales
1.1 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Carmarthenshire, Wales
1.4 m4 ft waves, breezy and 15°C60°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Dorset, England
2.6 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Dorset, England
2.9 m9 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.4 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.4 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
East Lothian, Scotland
Flat water, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
1.0 m3 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.2 m10 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.3 m14 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland
Small waves, light wind and 12°C54°F water.
Somerset, England
Small waves, gentle breeze and 15°C59°F water.
Swansea, Wales
1.6 m5 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
Swansea, Wales
1.6 m5 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
Isles of Scilly, England
5.4 m18 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C59°F water.
Isles of Scilly, England
5.4 m18 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.2 m10 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.8 m16 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
2.1 m7 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Carmarthenshire, Wales
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.8 m16 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.8 m16 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.8 m16 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Suffolk, England
1.2 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Kent, England
Small waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, gentle breeze and 15°C59°F water.
England
1.3 m4 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
4.7 m15 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.2 m11 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.2 m11 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
3.2 m11 ft waves, gentle breeze and 15°C60°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Cornwall, England
2.3 m7 ft waves, breezy and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, breezy and 16°C60°F water.
Devon, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.3 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.4 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
3.4 m11 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Northern Ireland
1.4 m5 ft waves, light wind and 13°C56°F water.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 14°C58°F water.
Gwynedd, Wales
1.1 m3 ft waves, breezy and 15°C58°F water.
Wales
1.0 m3 ft waves, breezy and 15°C58°F water.
Gwynedd, Wales
1.0 m3 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C58°F water.
Devon, England
3.6 m12 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Dorset, England
1.9 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C61°F water.
Devon, England
1.0 m3 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Devon, England
1.0 m3 ft waves, breezy and 15°C59°F water.
Wales
Small waves, strong wind and 13°C55°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.9 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Gwynedd, Wales
Small waves, light wind and 14°C56°F water.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 14°C58°F water.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Small waves, strong wind and 14°C57°F water.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Small waves, strong wind and 14°C57°F water.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Small waves, strong wind and 14°C57°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, breezy and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, breezy and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.5 m5 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
Hampshire, England
2.1 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
England
2.1 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C62°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Cornwall, England
1.8 m6 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
East Sussex, England
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 15°C60°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 14°C57°F water.
Ceredigion, Wales
Small waves, breezy and 14°C57°F water.
Cornwall, England
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Gwynedd, Wales
Cornwall, England
Bridgend County Borough, Wales
North Somerset, England
Devon, England
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Ceredigion, Wales
North Yorkshire, England
Scotland
Bridgend County Borough, Wales
Isle of Wight, England
Devon, England
England
Hampshire, England
Gwynedd, Wales
Western Isles, Scotland
Liverpool City Region, England
Norfolk, England
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Carmarthenshire, Wales
England
Liverpool City Region, England
Ceredigion, Wales
Swansea, Wales
South Ayrshire, Scotland
Borough of Blackpool, England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Hampshire, England
Dorset, England
West Sussex, England
Conwy, Wales
West Sussex, England
East Sussex, England
Denbighshire, Wales
Torbay, England
Norfolk, England
Swansea, Wales
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Gwynedd, Wales
Wales
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Western Isles, Scotland
Kent, England
Cornwall, England
England
Greater London, England
Gwynedd, Wales
Gwynedd, Wales
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Liverpool City Region, England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Isles of Scilly, England
Angus, Scotland
Wales
Wales
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Swansea, Wales
Cornwall, England
Norfolk, England
Dorset, England
Dorset, England
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Ceredigion, Wales
Kent, England
Highland, Scotland
Gwynedd, Wales
Suffolk, England
Scotland
Devon, England
Cornwall, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Cornwall, England
Dorset, England
North East, England
Cornwall, England
England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Devon, England
Swansea, Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Gwynedd, Wales
Gwynedd, Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cornwall, England
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Cornwall, England
Devon, England
Wales
Westmorland and Furness, England
Swansea, Wales
Scotland
Western Isles, Scotland
North Yorkshire, England
North Yorkshire, England
Cornwall, England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lancashire, England
Cumberland, England
Cornwall, England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
East Sussex, England
Kent, England
Wales
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Devon, England
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Devon, England
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Devon, England
Gwynedd, Wales
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Cornwall, England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
Brighton and Hove, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
Brighton and Hove, England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
England
Cornwall, England
England
England
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Cornwall, England
England
England
England
England
England
England
England
Cornwall, England
England
Cornwall, England
England
England
England
England
Brighton and Hove, England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
England
England
England
Cornwall, England
England
Cornwall, England
England
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Cornwall, England
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United Kingdom has 1435 beaches in our data. We list the 300 most prominent here and score 120 of them live. Open any beach page for its own score.
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It is dark in England: 0 of 70 scored beaches look good later. Water is 13 to 16°C55 to 62°F. Fossil Beach is the calmest, with 21 km/h13 mph of wind and 0.4 m1 ft waves. 70 of 660 beaches are scored on this page.
Dark now. 0 of 70 look good later
70 of 660 beaches scored
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Torbay, England
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Devon, England
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
It is dark in Wales: 0 of 32 scored beaches look good later. Water is 13 to 16°C55 to 61°F. North Shore Beach is the calmest, with 32 km/h20 mph of wind and 0.7 m2 ft waves. 32 of 283 beaches are scored on this page.
Dark now. 0 of 32 look good later
32 of 283 beaches scored
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
It is dark in Scotland: 0 of 15 scored beaches look good later. Water is 12 to 13°C53 to 56°F. Longniddry Bents is the calmest, with 7 km/h4 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves. 15 of 470 beaches are scored on this page.
Dark now. 0 of 15 look good later
15 of 470 beaches scored
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
Moray, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
Aberdeen City, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Highland, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Angus, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
Scotland
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
Highland, Scotland
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
It is dark in Northern Ireland: 0 of 3 scored beaches look good later. Water is 12 to 13°C54 to 56°F. Downhill Strand is the calmest, with 5 km/h3 mph of wind and 0.7 m2 ft waves. 3 of 22 beaches are scored on this page.
Dark now. 0 of 3 look good later
3 of 22 beaches scored
Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland
Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
Northern Ireland
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
Dark now. 0 of 70 look good later70 of 660 beaches scored
Best now: Maidencombe Beach, 3.7 PoorDark now. 0 of 3 look good later3 of 22 beaches scored
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Sands of Evie has the top Beach Score later: 4.8 Fair, with 12 km/h (7 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
Sea water is 12 to 16°C (53 to 62°F) across the 120 scored beaches. The warmest is Compton Beach, at 16°C (62°F).
Longniddry Bents has the smallest waves, at <0.1 m (<1 ft) with 7 km/h (4 mph) of wind. 1 other beach is level with it.
6 of 300 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including Langland Bay, Porthcothan beach and Booby's Bay. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 pm, at 2.3 Poor. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
4 listed beaches have a live cam. Cams load on click, and each shows the owner's credit.
1435 beaches are in our data for United Kingdom. This page lists 300 and scores 120 of them live; every beach page scores itself when you open it.
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