Check the Beach

Preston Bay

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Preston Bay 1 photo

  • Groynes at Holland-on-Sea

    Groynes at Holland-on-Sea. Colin21958, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
Now
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
29 km/h18 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
14°C57°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
1.1PoorNow3924
1.0Poor9 am3924
0.9Poor10 am3421
1.4Poor11 am2515
1.9Poor12 pm1610
2.1Poor1 pm106
2.1Poor2 pm127
2.1Poor3 pm149
2.0Poor4 pm1811
1.0Poor5 pm2918
Sat
5.4Fair8 am2214
4.6Fair9 am2314
4.0Fair10 am2113
3.8Poor11 am2415
3.5Poor12 pm2616
2.7Poor1 pm3119
2.2Poor2 pm3421
1.6Poor3 pm3824
1.3Poor4 pm4327
1.2Poor5 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.0 m. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -1.8 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m420 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 540 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m670 ftViking Way
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miGreat Holland (village)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

Nearby places

  • The Beach HavenFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi
  • MaffiasFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Golden FilletFish and chips
    910 m0.6 mi
  • MayflowerCantonese
    930 m0.6 mi
  • Flags CaféFood and drink
    930 m0.6 mi

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

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