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Charmouth Beach

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Charmouth Beach 12 photos

  • Beach at Charmouth

    Beach at Charmouth. Tanya Hart, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ammonoid Fossil of Jurassic Coast in England

    Ammonoid Fossil of Jurassic Coast in England. Lawrie Cate ( https://www.flickr.com/people/lawriecate/ ), CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Charmouth

    Beach at Charmouth. Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth beach

    Charmouth beach. n_sapiens, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Charmouth

    Beach at Charmouth. arripay, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth cliffs

    Charmouth cliffs. arripay, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth beach

    Charmouth beach. wallygrom, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth, East Beach, Fossil hunting 4/4

    Charmouth, East Beach, Fossil hunting 4/4. conall.., CC BY 2.0. Source

  • A very British tradition

    A very British tradition. Paul Albertella, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth

    Charmouth. grassrootsgroundswell, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth Beach

    Charmouth Beach. foundin_a_attic, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Charmouth

    Charmouth. Mark AC Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
0.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
41 km/h25 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
15°C58°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph SE
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am3421
1.0Poor9 am3119
0.8Poor10 am4629
0.8Poor11 am4629
0.8Poor12 pm4830
0.8Poor1 pm4830
1.0Poor2 pm4930
1.2Poor3 pm4428
1.4Poor4 pm3924
2.2Poor5 pm3924
3.4Poor6 pm4125
Sat
2.7Poor8 am3018
2.1Poor9 am2717
1.3Poor10 am2515
1.0Poor11 am3522
0.8Poor12 pm4930
0.7Poor1 pm5031
0.4Poor2 pm5534
0.4Poor3 pm5735
0.4Poor4 pm5534
0.7Poor5 pm5031
0.7Poor6 pm4930
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.4 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.9 mLow 10 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.9 m6 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.9 m6 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.

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms230 m760 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft
  • Picnic tables80 m280 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
660 m0.4 miSt Andrews Church
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miCharmouth (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Nearby places

  • Soft Rock CafeFood and drink
    60 m190 ft
  • Beach CafeFood and drink
    220 m710 ft
  • The Bank House CafeFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Charmouth Fish BarFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi

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

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