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Fossil Beach

Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Fossil Beach 3 photos

  • FossilBeach1 DMarshall2017

    FossilBeach1 DMarshall2017. dm4244, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ApproachToFossilBeach DMarshall2017

    ApproachToFossilBeach DMarshall2017. dm4244, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • FossilBeach6 DMarshall2017

    FossilBeach6 DMarshall2017. dm4244, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:00 pm
Now
2.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.4
35 km/h22 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
11°C51°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
2.6PoorNow1610
2.6Poor9 am159
2.7Poor10 am117
1.6Poor11 am3522
1.6Poor12 pm4025
1.2Poor1 pm4125
1.5Poor2 pm3824
1.4Poor3 pm3823
1.4Poor4 pm3522
1.8Poor5 pm3320
2.4Poor6 pm3522
Sat
4.1Fair8 am106
3.0Poor9 am1710
2.1Poor10 am2515
1.5Poor11 am3119
1.5Poor12 pm3623
1.5Poor1 pm3522
1.4Poor2 pm3421
1.4Poor3 pm3924
1.0Poor4 pm4226
1.0Poor5 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -3.4 m. High at 5 pm, 4.1 m. Low at 12 am, -5.0 m. High at 6 am, 4.4 mLow 12 pm, -3.4 m11 ftHigh 5 pm, 4.1 m13 ftLow 12 am, -5.0 m16 ftHigh 6 am, 4.4 m14 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 12 pm, -3.4 m11 ft
  • High 5 pm, 4.1 m13 ft
  • Low 12 am, -5.0 m16 ft
  • High 6 am, 4.4 m14 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 89%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Fossil Beach

Fossil Beach is a fossil beach in Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located 12 miles from Sugar Loaf Beach and 0.53 miles from the nearest bus stop. The nearest town is Sedbury, a village 0.94 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Fossil Beach, at Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, is beneath the Sedbury Cliffs by the River Severn and is known as a rich source of easily discovered fossils. It is within the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Source: Fossil Beach (Sedbury Cliffs) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
850 m0.5 miButtington Terrace
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSedbury (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miBristol Airport (BRS)

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

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