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King Edward's Bay

North East, England, United Kingdom

King Edward's Bay 1 photo

  • King Edwards Bay and Tynemouth Priory

    King Edwards Bay and Tynemouth Priory. John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
1.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near King Edward's Bay.

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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
12°C54°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
1.0Poor8 am2817
1.3PoorNow2817
1.1Poor10 am3220
1.6Poor11 am2315
1.4Poor12 pm2616
2.0Poor1 pm1811
2.2Poor2 pm1811
2.5Poor3 pm1710
2.7Poor4 pm1610
2.5Poor5 pm1912
Sat
4.0Fair8 am149
4.2Fair9 am138
4.3Fair10 am106
3.5Poor11 am159
2.7Poor12 pm1710
1.7Poor1 pm2415
1.4Poor2 pm2616
1.2Poor3 pm3421
1.1Poor4 pm3421
1.1Poor5 pm3622
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 m. Low at 8 am, -2.2 mHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 8 am, -2.2 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 8 am, -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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m310 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m490 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m640 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables290 m950 ft away
  • Boat ramp350 m0.2 mi away
  • DogsAllowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m550 ftTynemouth Village (M)
Nearest town
420 m0.3 miTynemouth (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

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

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