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Shippersea Bay

County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Shippersea Bay 3 photos

  • Shippersea Bay On the County Durham Coast between Peterlee and Seaham - under the protection of the National Trust

    Shippersea Bay On the County Durham Coast between Peterlee and Seaham - under the protection of the National Trust. Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Shippersea Bay

    Shippersea Bay. brian clark, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Footpath by County Durham Coastal Railway This footpath follows the railway, deep in a cutting at this point, towards Easington Colliery. The cliffs of Shippersea Bay fall away to the left out of shot

    Footpath by County Durham Coastal Railway This footpath follows the railway, deep in a cutting at this point, towards Easington Colliery. The cliffs of Shippersea Bay fall away to the left out of shot. Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
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
13°C55°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am3723
1.1Poor9 am3924
0.8Poor10 am3622
0.9Poor11 am3421
2.2Poor12 pm2213
3.0Poor1 pm138
3.1Poor2 pm128
3.3Poor3 pm85
3.2Poor4 pm138
1.9Poor5 pm2918
Sat
3.8Poor8 am1610
4.1Fair9 am127
4.1Fair10 am149
3.0Poor11 am2314
2.1Poor12 pm2616
1.4Poor1 pm2817
1.2Poor2 pm3522
1.2Poor3 pm3622
1.1Poor4 pm4427
1.1Poor5 pm4628
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -1.9 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 8 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 42%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miEasington Colliery (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miTeesside International Airport (MME)

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

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