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Porth Askin

Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom

Porth Askin 1 photo

  • Porth Askin, St Agnes I hope no one put to sea on this raft!

    Porth Askin, St Agnes I hope no one put to sea on this raft!. David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
8 am
1.0
77 km/h48 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.6
69 km/h43 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
68 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.8
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.7
46 km/h29 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
12°C53°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
9056 km/hmph NW
Gusts
13282 km/hmph
Waves
8.2 m27 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
1.0Poor8 am7748
1.6Poor9 am6943
2.3Poor10 am6842
1.8Poor11 am6641
2.8Poor12 pm6440
1.6Poor1 pm6138
2.4Poor2 pm5937
1.4Poor3 pm5735
1.6Poor4 pm5433
0.9Poor5 pm5232
0.7Poor6 pm4629
Sat
0.6Poor9 am5132
0.4Poor10 am5937
0.3Poor11 am6742
0.3Poor12 pm7144
0.6Poor1 pm7245
0.6Poor2 pm7144
0.6Poor3 pm7245
0.7Poor4 pm7144
0.8Poor5 pm6943
0.9Poor6 pm6843
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.0 m. High at 3 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.3 m. High at 3 am, 1.3 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 3 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
  • High 3 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h33 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 770 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miHugh Town (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miSt Mary's Airport (ISC)

Nearby places

  • Coastguards LookoutFood and drink
    770 m0.5 mi
  • Covean Cottage Tea RoomsFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi
  • Troytown Farm Ice CreamIce cream
    910 m0.6 mi
  • Gav’s Fish & ChipsFish and chips
    960 m0.6 mi

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

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