Orford Ness
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Today at a glance
Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:42 pm1.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
0.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
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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
- 15°C58°F
- Wind
- 4226 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 6641 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 5:42 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
- High 10 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 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.
- Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 8%
- Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 70%
- Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 29%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
- Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Orford Ness
Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit in Suffolk, England, located near Orford Beach, which is 1.9 miles away. The nearest town is Orford, situated 1.4 miles from the beach.
Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Weir Point, opposite Shingle Street. It is divided from the mainland by the River Alde, and was formed by longshore drift along the coast. The material of the spit comes from places further north, such as Dunwich. Near the middle point of its length, at the foreland point or "Ness", once stood Orfordness Lighthouse, demolished in summer 2020 owing to the encroaching sea. In the name of the lighthouse (and the radio transmitting station – see below), "Orfordness" is written as one word.
Source: Orford Ness on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.2 km1.4 miOrford (town)
- Nearest airport
- 61 km38 miRAF Honington (BEQ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Orford Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-west away2.1 Poor later
- Honolulu Beach16 km9.7 mi west away2.2 Poor later
- Felixstowe Beach19 km12 mi south-west away2.3 Poor later
- Dunwich Beach20 km12 mi north away2.3 Poor later
- Trimley Shores21 km13 mi south-west away2.2 Poor later