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South Beach

North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

South Beach 3 photos

  • Ardrossan South Beach

    Ardrossan South Beach. Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Bay - Saltcoats & Ardrossan

    South Bay - Saltcoats & Ardrossan. Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Beach, Ardrossan A view across the Stanley Burn to Saltcoats

    South Beach, Ardrossan A view across the Stanley Burn to Saltcoats. Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
Now
3.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
27 km/h17 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
7°C44°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
62%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
3.1PoorNow1610
2.8Poor10 am127
2.3Poor11 am1912
2.2Poor12 pm1912
1.9Poor1 pm2616
1.9Poor2 pm2616
2.0Poor3 pm2314
2.0Poor4 pm2515
2.2Poor5 pm2717
Sat
1.8Poor9 am2918
1.4Poor10 am3119
1.2Poor11 am3924
0.8Poor12 pm3823
0.7Poor1 pm4428
0.7Poor2 pm5031
0.7Poor3 pm4528
1.0Poor4 pm4930
0.6Poor5 pm4931
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, <0.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.1 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 5 am, -2.1 mHigh 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 5 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.1 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.

  • Sun0.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m870 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables230 m750 ft away
  • Playground260 m840 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftSouth beach Road
Nearest town
870 m0.5 miArdrossan (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)

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

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