Check the Beach

Star Point Bay

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Star Point Bay 4 photos

  • Full Rainbow in november essex

    Full Rainbow in november essex. Danesman1, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Clacton GunfleetSailingClub 2 (Piotr Kuczynski)

    Clacton GunfleetSailingClub 2 (Piotr Kuczynski). Pkuczynski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Clacton AlbanyGardensWest 1 (Piotr Kuczynski)

    Clacton AlbanyGardensWest 1 (Piotr Kuczynski). Pkuczynski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Clacton AlbanyGardensWest 2 (Piotr Kuczynski)

    Clacton AlbanyGardensWest 2 (Piotr Kuczynski). Pkuczynski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
8 am
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Star Point Bay.

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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
3220 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am3421
1.0Poor9 am3421
1.0Poor10 am3019
1.7Poor11 am2013
2.1Poor12 pm128
2.1Poor1 pm53
2.2Poor2 pm127
2.2Poor3 pm138
1.7Poor4 pm2717
1.0Poor5 pm3019
Sat
5.4Fair8 am2113
4.9Fair9 am2013
4.2Fair10 am2012
3.9Poor11 am2314
3.7Poor12 pm2314
2.8Poor1 pm2818
2.2Poor2 pm3019
1.7Poor3 pm3421
1.3Poor4 pm3622
1.2Poor5 pm3924
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, -3.1 m. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -1.9 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -3.1 m10 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.9 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.1 m10 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.9 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 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

  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m710 ft
  • Picnic tables190 m610 ft away
  • Playground470 m0.3 mi awayEastcliff Play Area

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m690 ftKings Parade
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miClacton-on-Sea (town)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miLondon Southend Airport (SEN)

Nearby places

  • PrestonsFood and drink
    220 m710 ft

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

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