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Chesil Beach

England, United Kingdom

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Chesil Beach 14 photos

  • Bridge near Wild Chesil Centre Dorset

    Bridge near Wild Chesil Centre Dorset. Kmtextor, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach, Isle of Portland, Dorset

    Chesil Beach, Isle of Portland, Dorset. Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Coastal Settlements and Landforms - Portland Harbour, Chesil Beach and Weymouth

    Coastal Settlements and Landforms - Portland Harbour, Chesil Beach and Weymouth. Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach & Portland Harbour, Dorset

    Chesil Beach & Portland Harbour, Dorset. Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Coastal Landforms - The southern end of Chesil Beach looking towards Portland, with various coastal defenses, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Coastal Landforms - The southern end of Chesil Beach looking towards Portland, with various coastal defenses, Dorset, United Kingdom. Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ship Cottage and Pier Terrace 1-10 - West Bay

    Ship Cottage and Pier Terrace 1-10 - West Bay. ell brown, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Clouds over the beach

    Clouds over the beach. Frank Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach, Dorset 05-03-2017

    Chesil Beach, Dorset 05-03-2017. Karen Roe, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach 2010

    Chesil Beach 2010. alexbrn, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Portland and Chesil Beach, looking west from the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England

    Portland and Chesil Beach, looking west from the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Spencer Means, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach, looking west from the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England

    Chesil Beach, looking west from the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Spencer Means, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach

    Chesil Beach. NeroDominus, CC0 1.0. Source

  • On Chesil Beach (again)

    On Chesil Beach (again). alexbrn, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Chesil Beach, Dorset.

    Chesil Beach, Dorset.. Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
8 am
0.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C55°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph SE
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
3.3 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am2918
0.8Poor9 am3019
0.8Poor10 am4629
0.9Poor11 am5333
0.9Poor12 pm5434
0.9Poor1 pm5534
1.2Poor2 pm5534
1.0Poor3 pm4830
1.4Poor4 pm5333
1.5Poor5 pm5232
2.9Poor6 pm4729
Sat
1.9Poor8 am3019
1.5Poor9 am2918
1.1Poor10 am3119
1.0Poor11 am2515
0.8Poor12 pm3823
0.4Poor1 pm4226
0.7Poor2 pm4729
0.4Poor3 pm4629
0.4Poor4 pm5735
0.4Poor5 pm5433
0.7Poor6 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.2 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.7 mLow 10 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.7 m6 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.7 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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach is a shingle beach located in Dorset, southern England. It stretches for 8.1 miles along the coastline. The beach is composed of pebbles and is situated near the village of Fleet, approximately 0.91 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Chesil Beach (also known as Chesil Bank) is a major shingle beach structure in Dorset, England. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The beach runs for a length of 29 kilometres (18 mi) from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high and 200 metres (660 ft) wide. The beach is often identified as a tombolo, although research has revealed that it is in fact a barrier beach.

Source: Chesil Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miFleet (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

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

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