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Chemical Beach

County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Chemical Beach 2 photos

  • Stack on Chemical Beach

    Stack on Chemical Beach. Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Magnesian limestone stack, Dawdon Chemical Beach The beach got its name from Seaham Chemical Works which occupied a nearby site in the 1860s. By the 1890s, both it, and Seaham Iron Works, former occup

    Magnesian limestone stack, Dawdon Chemical Beach The beach got its name from Seaham Chemical Works which occupied a nearby site in the 1860s. By the 1890s, both it, and Seaham Iron Works, former occup. Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
29 km/h18 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
10°C51°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2818 km/hmph E
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am3723
1.1Poor9 am3924
0.8Poor10 am3622
0.9Poor11 am3421
2.2Poor12 pm2213
3.0Poor1 pm138
3.1Poor2 pm128
3.3Poor3 pm85
3.2Poor4 pm138
1.9Poor5 pm2918
Sat
3.8Poor8 am1610
4.1Fair9 am127
4.1Fair10 am149
3.0Poor11 am2314
2.1Poor12 pm2616
1.4Poor1 pm2817
1.2Poor2 pm3522
1.2Poor3 pm3622
1.1Poor4 pm4427
1.1Poor5 pm4628
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 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 8 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 42%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
260 m850 ftEast Cliff Road
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSeaham (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

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

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