Check the Beach

West Sands

Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

West Sands 1 photo

  • -2019-01-12 Holkham beach, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

    -2019-01-12 Holkham beach, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:43 pm
Now
3.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
2.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Sands.

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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
13°C55°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
61%
Sunset
5:43 pm
Today
3.1PoorNow1610
4.0Fair9 am149
5.2Fair10 am149
4.6Fair11 am138
5.2Fair12 pm85
2.1Poor1 pm64
4.4Fair2 pm85
3.3Poor3 pm106
2.2Poor4 pm2113
2.3Poor5 pm2314
Sat
3.2Poor8 am3522
3.6Poor9 am3018
3.4Poor10 am2616
3.2Poor11 am2817
3.0Poor12 pm2817
2.8Poor1 pm2818
2.0Poor2 pm3119
1.6Poor3 pm3220
1.3Poor4 pm3723
1.3Poor5 pm4326
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.5 m. High at 5 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 11 pm, -2.1 m. High at 5 am, 2.0 mLow 11 am, -2.5 m8 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 11 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 2.0 m7 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.5 m8 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.0 m7 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.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 15%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 67%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.6 miWells-next-the-Sea (town)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miRAF Marham (KNF)

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

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