Check the Beach

Cayton Sands

North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Cayton Sands 3 photos

  • Cayton Bay Beach Pumping Station in the background.

    Cayton Bay Beach Pumping Station in the background.. JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Soft Cliffs, Cayton Bay Eroding cliffs above the bay.

    Soft Cliffs, Cayton Bay Eroding cliffs above the bay.. JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sea Defence At Cayton Bay

    Sea Defence At Cayton Bay. DAVID JOHN SHERLOCK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:45 pm
8 am
1.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
5 km/h3 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
11°C52°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph E
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
1.6Poor8 am1710
2.2Poor9 am117
2.3Poor10 am64
2.7Poor11 am53
3.3Poor12 pm85
3.5Poor1 pm85
3.5Poor2 pm85
3.2Poor3 pm74
2.9Poor4 pm95
2.7Poor5 pm53
Sat
3.6Poor8 am1610
3.5Poor9 am1912
3.8Poor10 am1610
3.4Poor11 am138
2.0Poor12 pm2515
1.9Poor1 pm2314
1.3Poor2 pm2717
1.1Poor3 pm3019
1.0Poor4 pm3320
1.0Poor5 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -1.9 m. High at 3 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.8 m. High at 3 am, 1.6 mLow 8 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 3 am, 1.6 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.6 m5 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 57%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 240 m780 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m790 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miOsgodby (village)
Nearest airport
75 km47 miHumberside Airport (HUY)

Nearby places

  • The Salty DogFood and drink
    240 m790 ft

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

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