Check the Beach

Freshwater Beach

England, United Kingdom

Freshwater Beach 3 photos

  • Freshwater Bay and Stag Rock This is the eastern end of the beach at Freshwater Bay. Stag Rock is so named because allegedly a stag jumped onto to it from the mainland to escape capture. It does not s

    Freshwater Bay and Stag Rock This is the eastern end of the beach at Freshwater Bay. Stag Rock is so named because allegedly a stag jumped onto to it from the mainland to escape capture. It does not s. Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Albion Hotel- Freshwater Bay Promenade at Freshwater Bay facing west towards Albion Hotel

    Albion Hotel- Freshwater Bay Promenade at Freshwater Bay facing west towards Albion Hotel. Alan Swain, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Albion Hotel -Freshwater Bay Photograph taken from promonade facing west towards Tennyson Down

    Albion Hotel -Freshwater Bay Photograph taken from promonade facing west towards Tennyson Down. Alan Swain, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
0.8
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
Now
0.9
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
53 km/h33 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°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
4427 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6440 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
99%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am4326
0.9PoorNow4427
0.9Poor10 am3723
0.9Poor11 am4025
0.9Poor12 pm6239
0.9Poor1 pm6339
0.9Poor2 pm6138
0.9Poor3 pm5736
1.0Poor4 pm5937
1.3Poor5 pm5333
Sat
3.1Poor8 am2918
2.7Poor9 am2918
2.0Poor10 am3622
1.5Poor11 am4427
1.1Poor12 pm4327
0.9Poor1 pm4125
0.8Poor2 pm4931
0.7Poor3 pm5232
0.6Poor4 pm5433
0.4Poor5 pm5836
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.3 m. High at 8 am, 0.2 mLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 0.2 m<1 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 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m960 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables170 m550 ft away
  • Boat ramp90 m280 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftSouthdown Road
Nearest town
150 m480 ftFreshwater Bay (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

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

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