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Shellness Beach

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Shellness Beach 3 photos

  • Looking south along the beach towards Shellness Hamlet, Sheppey

    Looking south along the beach towards Shellness Hamlet, Sheppey. Stefan Czapski, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Nudist on Sea Wall Thought I was safe in October from this. Since, although nice sunny day, still cold in the Island winds... At Shellness, there is a permitted Nudist Beach.

    Nudist on Sea Wall Thought I was safe in October from this. Since, although nice sunny day, still cold in the Island winds... At Shellness, there is a permitted Nudist Beach.. David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Heading to Shellness

    Heading to Shellness. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
Now
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
39 km/h24 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
13°C55°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
95%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
1.7PoorNow2717
1.6Poor9 am2616
2.1Poor10 am2113
2.5Poor11 am117
2.5Poor12 pm85
2.5Poor1 pm138
2.3Poor2 pm1811
2.3Poor3 pm159
1.1Poor4 pm4428
1.5Poor5 pm3924
Sat
5.9Good8 am1610
5.4Fair9 am149
4.2Fair10 am2113
4.0Fair11 am1811
3.4Poor12 pm2314
3.1Poor1 pm2214
2.7Poor2 pm2314
1.9Poor3 pm2616
1.6Poor4 pm2817
1.5Poor5 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.5 m. High at 11 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 5 am, -2.1 mHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -3.5 m12 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.5 m12 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.1 m7 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m850 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miLeysdown-on-Sea (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

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

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