Sword Sands

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:55 pm

8 am
1.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

9 am
1.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

10 am
1.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

11 am
1.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.2
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.2
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.2
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.6
46 km/h29 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°C60°F
Wind: 4025 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 6037 km/hmph
Waves: 1.9 m6 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 100%
Sunset: 5:55 pm

Today

1.6Poor8 am2314

1.9Poor9 am1711

1.8Poor10 am1912

1.4Poor11 am3019

1.6Poor12 pm2516

1.2Poor1 pm4428

1.2Poor2 pm5434

1.2Poor3 pm4830

1.3Poor4 pm4327

1.6Poor5 pm4629

Sat

4.5Fair8 am85

4.2Fair9 am85

3.8Poor10 am96

2.7Poor11 am2213

2.1Poor12 pm2314

1.2Poor1 pm3119

1.1Poor2 pm3220

1.0Poor3 pm3421

0.8Poor4 pm3723

0.6Poor5 pm4729

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
Low 4 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
High 10 pm, 0.9 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.

Sun5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 81%
Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 39%
Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 3 km1.9 miStoke (village)
Nearest airport: 19 km12 miGoodwood Aerodrome (QUG)

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

Nearby beaches

Eastney Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south away
1.7 Poor later
Southsea nudist beach3.0 km1.8 mi south-west away
1.7 Poor later
West Winner3.1 km1.9 mi south away
1.7 Poor later
East Winner3.6 km2.3 mi south away
1.7 Poor later
The Spit8.1 km5.1 mi east away
1.5 Poor later