Check the Beach

Whitburn Sands

England, United Kingdom

Whitburn Sands 1 photo

  • View looking inland from Whitburn Bents Road

    View looking inland from Whitburn Bents Road. Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
1.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
29 km/h18 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
11°C51°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph E
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
30%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
1.1Poor8 am2616
0.9Poor9 am3119
0.9Poor10 am3321
0.9Poor11 am3421
1.2Poor12 pm3824
2.3Poor1 pm96
2.5Poor2 pm95
2.8Poor3 pm85
3.0Poor4 pm64
1.8Poor5 pm2918
Sat
4.3Fair8 am117
4.4Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am106
3.7Poor11 am149
2.5Poor12 pm2113
1.6Poor1 pm2616
1.4Poor2 pm2818
1.2Poor3 pm3723
1.2Poor4 pm3723
1.2Poor5 pm4126
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -1.9 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 mLow 8 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 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.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 340 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water170 m550 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground330 m0.2 mi awayBanana Splits
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m600 ftSeaburn Camp
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miWhitburn (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

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

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