Check the Beach

Ross Back Sands

Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ross Back Sands 3 photos

  • Ross Back Sands

    Ross Back Sands. Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ross Back Sands

    Ross Back Sands. Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ross Back Sands

    Ross Back Sands. Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:47 pm
Now
2.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
53 km/h33 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
13°C55°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph E
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
44%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
2.4PoorNow2616
1.3Poor9 am2616
0.9Poor10 am3019
0.9Poor11 am3320
0.8Poor12 pm3320
1.1Poor1 pm3018
1.1Poor2 pm3220
0.8Poor3 pm3119
0.8Poor4 pm3924
0.7Poor5 pm5333
Sat
3.8Poor8 am1711
4.2Fair9 am138
4.3Fair10 am106
3.7Poor11 am127
2.5Poor12 pm2113
1.5Poor1 pm2817
1.1Poor2 pm3220
1.0Poor3 pm4326
0.9Poor4 pm4125
0.9Poor5 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.7 m. High at 1 am, 1.3 mHigh 1 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 7 pm, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 1 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.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 61%
  • Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miBamburgh (village)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

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

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