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Church Ope Cove

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Church Ope Cove 1 photo

  • Church Ope Cove Looking up the bank of the pebble beach, with the beach huts and castle ruins beyond. At the top of the pebble bank, on the left, are the rusting remains of a boat winch.

    Church Ope Cove Looking up the bank of the pebble beach, with the beach huts and castle ruins beyond. At the top of the pebble bank, on the left, are the rusting remains of a boat winch.. Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
1.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.8
41 km/h25 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
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph N
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
3.4 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
1.0Poor8 am2214
0.9Poor9 am2214
0.7Poor10 am3320
0.7Poor11 am4428
0.7Poor12 pm4729
0.8Poor1 pm4628
1.1Poor2 pm4729
1.3Poor3 pm4327
1.8Poor4 pm4528
1.6Poor5 pm4427
2.8Poor6 pm4125
Sat
2.4Poor8 am2515
1.8Poor9 am2515
1.3Poor10 am2616
1.2Poor11 am2012
0.8Poor12 pm3119
0.6Poor1 pm3522
0.7Poor2 pm3924
0.5Poor3 pm3924
0.4Poor4 pm4830
0.4Poor5 pm4830
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.1 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.6 m. High at 6 am, 0.6 mLow 10 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 6 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 44%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Church Ope Cove

From Wikipedia

Church Ope Cove is a small secluded beach on the sheltered eastern side of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England, and is part of the Jurassic Coast. It is found close to the village of Wakeham. The beach has many unusual features for the Isle of Portland. The beach used to be sandy, but quarry debris now covers the sand, and has been worn into rounded pebbles. The pebbles cover a small stream which runs to the sea, which is one of the few active streams remaining on the Isle of Portland.

Source: Church Ope Cove on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m170 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m880 ftPennsylvania Castle
Nearest town
950 m0.6 miEaston (village)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • Ray's Chip ShopFish and chips
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Golden IslandChinese
    890 m0.6 mi
  • Chinese 4UChinese
    920 m0.6 mi

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

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