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Greensward Beach

Essex, England, United Kingdom

No photo of Greensward Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
Now
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
30 km/h19 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
13°C56°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
5936 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
1.2PoorNow3421
1.0Poor9 am3421
1.0Poor10 am3019
1.7Poor11 am2013
2.1Poor12 pm128
2.1Poor1 pm53
2.2Poor2 pm127
2.2Poor3 pm138
1.7Poor4 pm2717
1.0Poor5 pm3019
Sat
5.4Fair8 am2113
4.9Fair9 am2013
4.2Fair10 am2012
3.9Poor11 am2314
3.7Poor12 pm2314
2.8Poor1 pm2818
2.2Poor2 pm3019
1.7Poor3 pm3421
1.3Poor4 pm3622
1.2Poor5 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.1 m. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -1.9 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -3.1 m10 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.9 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.1 m10 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m140 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m540 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink85 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground140 m450 ft awayMartello Play Area
  • Boat ramp370 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftMartello Inn
Nearest town
770 m0.5 miClacton-on-Sea (town)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

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

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