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East Beach

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

East Beach 3 photos

  • East Cliff A winter storm batters the beach under East Cliff

    East Cliff A winter storm batters the beach under East Cliff. Tom Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • East Cliff, West Bay, Dorset

    East Cliff, West Bay, Dorset. Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Underneath East Cliff It's a cloudy but warm August day and the lack of sunshine has not stopped people taking to the beach. On the horizon is the distinctive shape of Portland Island.

    Underneath East Cliff It's a cloudy but warm August day and the lack of sunshine has not stopped people taking to the beach. On the horizon is the distinctive shape of Portland Island.. Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
8 am
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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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°C60°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph E
Gusts
4428 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am3119
1.2Poor9 am2616
0.7Poor10 am3522
0.8Poor11 am4628
0.8Poor12 pm4729
0.8Poor1 pm4428
0.9Poor2 pm4327
1.1Poor3 pm4125
1.4Poor4 pm4629
2.1Poor5 pm4125
3.5Poor6 pm3421
Sat
3.0Poor8 am2717
2.0Poor9 am2817
1.5Poor10 am3018
1.1Poor11 am3522
0.9Poor12 pm4025
0.7Poor1 pm4427
0.6Poor2 pm4729
0.4Poor3 pm4830
0.4Poor4 pm5333
0.4Poor5 pm5232
0.7Poor6 pm5433
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.3 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.9 mLow 10 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.9 m6 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.3 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 35 km/h22 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink24 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables160 m530 ft away
  • Playground360 m0.2 mi awayWest Bay Play Area
  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
260 m860 ft
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miBothenhampton (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miExeter Airport (EXT)

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

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