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West Sands

Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

West Sands 2 photos

  • Beach at Holme next the Sea - West Sands

    Beach at Holme next the Sea - West Sands. Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • West Sands

    West Sands. Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:44 pm
8 am
3.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph SE
Gusts
3824 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
3.3Poor8 am149
4.2Fair9 am85
6.6Good10 am128
4.4Fair11 am149
5.1Fair12 pm96
4.5Fair1 pm32
4.1Fair2 pm128
3.0Poor3 pm1811
2.6Poor4 pm2113
1.8Poor5 pm3522
Sat
3.1Poor8 am3723
3.4Poor9 am2818
3.3Poor10 am3019
3.3Poor11 am2717
2.5Poor12 pm2918
2.6Poor1 pm2817
1.9Poor2 pm3119
1.6Poor3 pm3522
1.4Poor4 pm4025
1.3Poor5 pm4427
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.7 m. High at 5 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 11 pm, -2.4 mLow 11 am, -2.7 m9 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 11 pm, -2.4 m8 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.7 m9 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -2.4 m8 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 56 km/h35 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miHolme next the Sea (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miRAF Marham (KNF)

Nearby places

  • NWT Holme Dunes Visitor Centre CaféFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi

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

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