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Bell Wharf Beach

Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Leigh on Sea › South-east: Bell Wharf Beach

Bell Wharf Beach 3 photos

  • Bell Wharf Beach

    Bell Wharf Beach. Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Leigh-on-Sea - Old Leigh - 01

    Leigh-on-Sea - Old Leigh - 01. Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Leigh Fishermans Cooperative. Bell Wharf, High St, Leigh-On-Sea

    Leigh Fishermans Cooperative. Bell Wharf, High St, Leigh-On-Sea. PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
26 km/h16 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
12°C53°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph E
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.8Poor8 am2818
1.7Poor9 am2818
2.2Poor10 am2013
2.4PoorNow1711
2.6Poor12 pm117
2.3Poor1 pm1811
1.7Poor2 pm2314
2.1Poor3 pm2314
1.6Poor4 pm3220
1.8Poor5 pm2616
Sat
5.4Fair8 am1610
4.9Fair9 am1710
4.7Fair10 am159
3.9Poor11 am1912
3.3Poor12 pm2113
2.8Poor1 pm2314
2.5Poor2 pm2214
1.9Poor3 pm2616
1.7Poor4 pm2717
1.6Poor5 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 pm, -3.6 m. High at 11 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 5 am, -2.1 mLow 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • Low 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.1 m7 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.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink43 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground300 m970 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m410 ftThe Ship
Nearest town
500 m0.3 miLeigh on Sea (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

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

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