Check the Beach

Hive Beach

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Hive Beach 3 photos

  • Burton Bradstock: Hive Beach Cafe. The picture shows the east and west coast paths meeting by the green awning of the Hive Beach Cafe.

    Burton Bradstock: Hive Beach Cafe. The picture shows the east and west coast paths meeting by the green awning of the Hive Beach Cafe.. Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Hive Beach and the cliffs, Burton Bradstock

    Hive Beach and the cliffs, Burton Bradstock. Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Late November, Hive Beach

    Late November, Hive Beach. Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
Now
0.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hive Beach.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sun, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3623 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5736 km/hmph
Waves
2.9 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
0.7PoorNow3623
0.8Poor9 am3019
0.7Poor10 am4326
0.8Poor11 am5232
0.8Poor12 pm5434
0.8Poor1 pm5333
0.9Poor2 pm5031
1.0Poor3 pm4729
1.4Poor4 pm5433
2.2Poor5 pm4931
3.5Poor6 pm4326
Sat
2.6Poor8 am3220
1.9Poor9 am3019
1.5Poor10 am3421
1.1Poor11 am3421
0.9Poor12 pm4226
0.7Poor1 pm4528
0.7Poor2 pm4930
0.4Poor3 pm4830
0.4Poor4 pm5534
0.4Poor5 pm5434
0.7Poor6 pm5836
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.3 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.8 m. High at 5 am, 0.7 mLow 10 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 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 36 km/h23 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 120 m410 ft
  • Picnic tables90 m290 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
490 m0.3 miHive Beach
Nearest town
970 m0.6 miBurton Bradstock (village)
Nearest airport
49 km30 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Nearby places

  • Hive Beach CafeFood and drink
    120 m410 ft

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

Nearby beaches