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Roker Beach

North East, England, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Sunderland

Roker Beach 3 photos

  • North end of Roker beach To the left is the entrance to Roker Park under the main road from where this picture was taken. High tide.

    North end of Roker beach To the left is the entrance to Roker Park under the main road from where this picture was taken. High tide.. Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Roker Pier at Dawn

    Roker Pier at Dawn. Andy Brass, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Entrance to Roker Park

    Entrance to Roker Park. Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
Now
1.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
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
10°C50°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.1PoorNow2616
0.9Poor9 am3119
0.9Poor10 am3321
0.9Poor11 am3421
1.2Poor12 pm3824
2.3Poor1 pm96
2.5Poor2 pm95
2.8Poor3 pm85
3.0Poor4 pm64
1.8Poor5 pm2918
Sat
4.3Fair8 am117
4.4Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am106
3.7Poor11 am149
2.5Poor12 pm2113
1.6Poor1 pm2616
1.4Poor2 pm2818
1.2Poor3 pm3723
1.2Poor4 pm3723
1.2Poor5 pm4126
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 90 m310 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink24 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground300 m980 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftRoker Terrace
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miSunderland (city)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

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

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