Check the Beach

Sparrow Bay

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sparrow Bay 2 photos

  • Sparrow Bay Rock Groyne

    Sparrow Bay Rock Groyne. Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Rock Groyne in Sparrow Bay

    Rock Groyne in Sparrow Bay. Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
Now
1.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
26 km/h16 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°C56°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
1.0PoorNow3119
1.0Poor9 am3220
1.0Poor10 am2818
1.7Poor11 am1912
2.0Poor12 pm127
2.1Poor1 pm74
2.1Poor2 pm127
2.2Poor3 pm128
2.1Poor4 pm1610
1.1Poor5 pm2616
Sat
5.5Good8 am1811
4.9Fair9 am1811
4.2Fair10 am1811
4.1Fair11 am2013
3.8Poor12 pm2113
2.9Poor1 pm2616
2.3Poor2 pm2717
1.7Poor3 pm3019
1.3Poor4 pm3421
1.2Poor5 pm3723
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.0 m. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -1.8 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.8 m6 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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m420 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m290 ftThe Chase
Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miGreat Holland (village)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

Nearby places

  • Flags CaféFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • The Beach HavenFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Golden FilletFish and chips
    770 m0.5 mi
  • MaffiasFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • MayflowerCantonese
    790 m0.5 mi

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

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