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Sands of St Cyrus

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sands of St Cyrus 3 photos

  • Near high tide on the miraculous expanding beach at St. Cyrus This beach is clearly expanding in area over recent time. At high tide there is over 100 square metres of land in this grid square, while

    Near high tide on the miraculous expanding beach at St. Cyrus This beach is clearly expanding in area over recent time. At high tide there is over 100 square metres of land in this grid square, while . C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Northern beach and headland, St. Cyrus The sand area of the beach seems to have expanded since the last Ordnance Survey, since I am standing on beach (not in water) at near high tide.

    Northern beach and headland, St. Cyrus The sand area of the beach seems to have expanded since the last Ordnance Survey, since I am standing on beach (not in water) at near high tide.. C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Salmon Net Salmon Net on St Cyrus beach

    Salmon Net Salmon Net on St Cyrus beach. Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:47 pm
8 am
4.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
9°C48°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:47 pm
Today
4.1Fair8 am2113
3.6Poor9 am2717
3.7Poor10 am2012
3.0Poor11 am2314
2.3Poor12 pm2415
1.4Poor1 pm2616
1.7Poor2 pm2616
1.6Poor3 pm2616
1.3Poor4 pm2616
1.3Poor5 pm2616
Sat
4.5Fair9 am149
4.6Fair10 am53
3.2Poor11 am2515
2.0Poor12 pm3823
1.6Poor1 pm4326
1.2Poor2 pm5132
0.9Poor3 pm6037
0.6Poor4 pm6339
0.4Poor5 pm6238
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -1.7 m. High at 1 am, 1.3 mHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 1 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 75 km/h46 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 81 km/h50 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miSt Cyrus (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miAberdeen International Airport (ABZ)

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

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