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Porthcressa Beach

Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Hugh Town › North-west: Town Beach - Isles of Scilly Freight

Porthcressa Beach 1 photo

  • Porthcressa beach, Hugh Town, St. Mary's Beautiful beach, clean sand and clear water. Looking towards the Buzza Tower with the chimney of the power station on the left.

    Porthcressa beach, Hugh Town, St. Mary's Beautiful beach, clean sand and clear water. Looking towards the Buzza Tower with the chimney of the power station on the left.. Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
Now
1.4
65 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
12°C54°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
6541 km/hmph NW
Gusts
9358 km/hmph
Waves
5.5 m18 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
50%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
1.4PoorNow6541
2.2Poor10 am6440
2.1Poor11 am6138
2.2Poor12 pm6138
2.6Poor1 pm5936
2.1Poor2 pm5735
1.8Poor3 pm5333
1.6Poor4 pm5936
1.3Poor5 pm5031
1.1Poor6 pm4930
Sat
0.6Poor9 am4729
0.6Poor10 am5232
0.6Poor11 am5736
0.3Poor12 pm5736
0.3Poor1 pm6540
0.3Poor2 pm6238
0.6Poor3 pm6641
0.6Poor4 pm6440
0.7Poor5 pm6540
0.9Poor6 pm6339
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 3 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.4 m. High at 4 am, 1.4 mHigh 3 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.4 m4 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 3 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.4 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.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 88%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables190 m630 ft away
  • Playground180 m580 ft awayPorthcressa Play Area
  • Boat ramp90 m300 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ftIsland Rover Mini-Bus Tours
Nearest town
140 m440 ftHugh Town (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miSt Mary's Airport (ISC)

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

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