Check the Beach

Ripple Sand

England, United Kingdom

Ripple Sand 2 photos

  • Rivulets in the sand

    Rivulets in the sand. Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Black Stone rocks and sand bar at Hipples.

    Black Stone rocks and sand bar at Hipples.. Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
0.8
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
40 km/h25 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
13°C55°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
4.7 m15 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am5635
0.7Poor9 am5434
0.7Poor10 am5333
0.8Poor11 am5132
1.0Poor12 pm5132
1.3Poor1 pm4830
1.3Poor2 pm4326
1.8Poor3 pm4528
2.0Poor4 pm4427
2.5Poor5 pm4528
3.5Poor6 pm4025
Sat
1.3Poor8 am3522
1.1Poor9 am3522
0.8Poor10 am3622
0.8Poor11 am4327
0.7Poor12 pm4326
0.7Poor1 pm5031
0.5Poor2 pm5434
0.5Poor3 pm5836
0.5Poor4 pm5534
0.7Poor5 pm5937
0.8Poor6 pm5937
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.9 m. High at 4 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.4 mLow 10 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.4 m8 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.4 m8 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.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 78%
  • Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 58%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
700 m0.4 miShaws Corner
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miEast Portlemouth (village)
Nearest airport
62 km39 miExeter Airport (EXT)

Nearby places

  • The Winking PrawnSeafood
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Bo's Beach CafeFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • The Old Coach HouseFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

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

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