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Fish Sands

Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom

Fish Sands 2 photos

  • Sandwell Gate, Town Wall, Hartlepool, County Durham. Built in 1400 to give access for fishermen through the Town Wall to Fish Sands 1606546 . The walls were built from local limestone to protect the t

    Sandwell Gate, Town Wall, Hartlepool, County Durham. Built in 1400 to give access for fishermen through the Town Wall to Fish Sands 1606546 . The walls were built from local limestone to protect the t. Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • It's Never Too Wet to Fish Still fishing despite the wind and rain at The Headland.

    It's Never Too Wet to Fish Still fishing despite the wind and rain at The Headland.. Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
27 km/h17 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
11°C51°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph E
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am3522
1.2Poor9 am3421
0.9Poor10 am3019
1.0Poor11 am2817
2.8Poor12 pm106
3.1Poor1 pm128
3.2Poor2 pm127
3.3Poor3 pm74
3.2Poor4 pm149
2.1Poor5 pm2717
Sat
4.0Fair8 am149
4.0Fair9 am149
4.1Fair10 am149
3.1Poor11 am2113
2.3Poor12 pm2314
1.5Poor1 pm2616
1.2Poor2 pm3119
1.2Poor3 pm3220
1.2Poor4 pm3924
1.2Poor5 pm4226
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -2.0 m. High at 2 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 8 am, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 8 am, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.4 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.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 42%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 100 m340 ft
  • Picnic tables400 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground370 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp110 m350 ft awayWater Slipway Basin

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m540 ftTown Square A
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miHartlepool (town)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miTeesside International Airport (MME)

Nearby places

  • VerrillsFish and chips
    100 m340 ft
  • Mary Rowntrees Tea RoomsRegional
    110 m370 ft
  • Norma's Tea ShopFood and drink
    210 m680 ft
  • Tasty PizzaPizza
    260 m850 ft
  • Lee GardenChinese
    310 m0.2 mi

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

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