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Portpatrick Beach

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Portpatrick Beach 3 photos

  • Small Beach, Portpatrick

    Small Beach, Portpatrick. Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Portpatrick seafront

    Portpatrick seafront. Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Harbour Steps, Portpatrick

    Harbour Steps, Portpatrick. Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:03 pm
9 am
2.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.4
47 km/h29 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
8°C47°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
80%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
2.1Poor9 am1811
2.1Poor10 am1811
1.8Poor11 am2113
1.2Poor12 pm3421
1.1Poor1 pm3622
1.0Poor2 pm4830
0.9Poor3 pm4729
0.9Poor4 pm4729
1.0Poor5 pm4729
1.4Poor6 pm4729
Sat
1.4Poor9 am4025
0.9Poor10 am4528
0.8Poor11 am5132
0.4Poor12 pm5937
0.3Poor1 pm6138
0.3Poor2 pm5836
0.6Poor3 pm5333
0.6Poor4 pm4930
0.3Poor5 pm5534
1.7Poor6 pm5333
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.4 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 4 am, -2.4 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 am, -2.4 m8 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -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.

  • Sun1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 79%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms300 m970 ft away
  • Showers300 m970 ft away
  • Drinking water180 m580 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables230 m770 ft away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
30 m110 ftSouth Crescent
Nearest town
110 m350 ftPortpatrick (village)
Nearest airport
54 km34 miGeorge Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)

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

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