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Alum Bay Beach

Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Alum Bay: United Kingdom, England

Alum Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Alum Bay 14

    Alum Bay 14. Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Alum Bay 03

    Alum Bay 03. Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Alum Bay - panoramio

    Alum Bay - panoramio. ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Alum Bay - panoramio (1)

    Alum Bay - panoramio (1). ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Alum Bay beach

    Alum Bay beach. DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
1.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
6641 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
1.6Poor8 am1610
1.4Poor9 am2314
1.0Poor10 am2717
0.9Poor11 am3019
0.9Poor12 pm4729
0.9Poor1 pm5333
0.9Poor2 pm5232
0.9Poor3 pm4930
1.0Poor4 pm4729
1.3Poor5 pm4427
Sat
3.6Poor8 am2113
3.1Poor9 am2113
2.6Poor10 am2314
2.1Poor11 am2315
1.1Poor12 pm3320
0.9Poor1 pm3421
0.8Poor2 pm3522
0.7Poor3 pm4025
0.6Poor4 pm4326
0.4Poor5 pm4629
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m670 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m840 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m640 ft
  • Picnic tables200 m670 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m960 ftNeedles Landmark Attraction
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miTotland (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • The Needles PerkFood and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • Marconi's Licensed Tea RoomsFood and drink
    270 m890 ft

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

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