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Greatstone beach

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Folkestone and Hythe › East: English Channel

Greatstone beach 2 photos

  • Grand Parade, Greatstone on Sea

    Grand Parade, Greatstone on Sea. Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Supermarket, Greatstone on Sea

    Supermarket, Greatstone on Sea. Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
0.7
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
43 km/h27 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
14°C57°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
4226 km/hmph S
Gusts
6943 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am4629
0.7Poor9 am4327
0.8Poor10 am3622
1.2Poor11 am2616
1.7Poor12 pm1610
1.3Poor1 pm2616
0.9Poor2 pm3623
0.9Poor3 pm3723
0.6Poor4 pm4427
1.0Poor5 pm4327
Sat
6.0Good8 am1711
4.9Fair9 am2113
4.3Fair10 am1711
3.7Poor11 am1711
2.8Poor12 pm2113
2.1Poor1 pm2515
1.0Poor2 pm2818
0.6Poor3 pm4125
0.7Poor4 pm4629
0.7Poor5 pm5031
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 2.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -2.8 m. High at 10 pm, 2.2 mHigh 9 am, 2.5 m8 ftLow 4 pm, -2.8 m9 ftHigh 10 pm, 2.2 m7 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 9 am, 2.5 m8 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -2.8 m9 ft
  • High 10 pm, 2.2 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 38%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m380 ft
  • Playground80 m280 ft away
  • Boat ramp280 m930 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m270 ftClark Road
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miNew Romney (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miLydd Airport (LYX)

Nearby places

  • PegasusChinese
    120 m380 ft
  • Hub on the BeachFood and drink
    170 m550 ft
  • DemetriosGreek
    910 m0.6 mi

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

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