Check the Beach

The Spit

England, United Kingdom

The Spit 3 photos

  • View over the sand spit

    View over the sand spit. Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Spit between Stone Point and Stansore Point Looking across to the Isle of Wight from the beach between Stone Point and Stansore Point. The tide is low and the gravelly spit is uncovered by the Solent.

    Spit between Stone Point and Stansore Point Looking across to the Isle of Wight from the beach between Stone Point and Stansore Point. The tide is low and the gravelly spit is uncovered by the Solent.. Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Spit at Lepe country park Looking from above the beach towards the Isle of Wight.

    Spit at Lepe country park Looking from above the beach towards the Isle of Wight.. George Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:57 pm
Now
2.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
36 km/h23 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
16°C60°F
Wind
106 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
2.4PoorNow106
2.2Poor9 am1711
1.5Poor10 am3119
2.0Poor11 am2213
1.4Poor12 pm3622
1.4Poor1 pm4025
1.4Poor2 pm4126
1.4Poor3 pm3622
1.4Poor4 pm3824
1.8Poor5 pm3623
Sat
4.4Fair8 am149
4.0Fair9 am106
3.3Poor10 am1711
2.1Poor11 am2616
1.9Poor12 pm2315
1.3Poor1 pm3019
0.9Poor2 pm3522
1.1Poor3 pm3823
0.8Poor4 pm3924
0.7Poor5 pm4326
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. High at 10 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 m. High at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.3 mHigh 10 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 39%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
  • Playground410 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miLepe Beach
Nearest town
3 km1.9 miLangley (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miSouthampton Airport (SOU)

Nearby places

  • The LookoutFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi

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

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