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Cockleshell Hard

Medway, England, United Kingdom

Cockleshell Hard 3 photos

  • The jetty at Cockleshell Hard on the Medway Estuary

    The jetty at Cockleshell Hard on the Medway Estuary. Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cockleshell Hard This tiny beach on the Medway Estuary is known as Cockleshell Hard, and indeed, the "sand" is comprised almost entirely of whole and broken cockle shells.

    Cockleshell Hard This tiny beach on the Medway Estuary is known as Cockleshell Hard, and indeed, the "sand" is comprised almost entirely of whole and broken cockle shells.. Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Jetty, Cockleshell Hard

    Jetty, Cockleshell Hard. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
43 km/h26 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
12°C53°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph SE
Gusts
4326 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.7Poor8 am3119
2.0PoorNow2717
2.2Poor10 am2113
2.5Poor11 am159
2.6Poor12 pm85
2.5Poor1 pm1610
2.4Poor2 pm1711
2.3Poor3 pm1912
1.3Poor4 pm4830
1.7Poor5 pm4326
Sat
4.9Fair8 am2113
4.8Fair9 am2113
4.1Fair10 am2315
3.7Poor11 am2214
3.0Poor12 pm2516
2.6Poor1 pm2616
2.3Poor2 pm2616
1.7Poor3 pm3019
1.6Poor4 pm3421
1.6Poor5 pm4025
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.6 m. High at 11 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 5 am, -2.1 mHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.6 m12 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.1 m7 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miGrain (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

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

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