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Tower Beach

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Tower Beach 2 photos

  • The Tower Millennium Pier and Tower Bridge

    The Tower Millennium Pier and Tower Bridge. Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Red double-decker bus crossing Tower Bridge

    Red double-decker bus crossing Tower Bridge. Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
8 am
1.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
31 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 Tower 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
—
Wind
117 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
99%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
1.9Poor8 am1711
2.2Poor9 am128
2.1Poor10 am85
2.1Poor11 am85
2.2Poor12 pm74
2.1Poor1 pm138
0.8Poor2 pm2314
1.7Poor3 pm1912
0.9Poor4 pm2817
1.1Poor5 pm3119
Sat
4.6Fair8 am117
4.6Fair9 am127
4.3Fair10 am127
3.5Poor11 am149
2.6Poor12 pm1610
2.1Poor1 pm1610
1.8Poor2 pm1912
1.3Poor3 pm2113
1.0Poor4 pm2214
0.6Poor5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 57%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Tower Beach

Tower Beach is a former urban beach located in London, England. OpenStreetMap lists drinking water available at the beach, and the nearest bus stop is 350 meters away. The nearest town is the City of London, 0.82 miles away, and Kelson Beach is 3.2 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Tower Beach was an urban beach on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England, adjacent to the Tower of London, which was open to the public from 1934 to 1971.

Source: Tower Beach, London on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms180 m590 ft away
  • Drinking water160 m530 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink647 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals5 within 500 m0.3 miTower Gardens
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miCity of London (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miLondon City Airport (LCY)

Nearby places

  • Tower GardensRental
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Tooley StreetRental
    420 m0.3 mi
  • Great Tower StreetRental
    460 m0.3 mi

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