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West Beach

Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

West Beach 2 photos

  • The West Beach at Hopeman

    The West Beach at Hopeman. Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Northerly winds over Hopeman's west beach It's a cold, dank, day and the wind whines and sings through the sailboat riggings in the harbour. In the distance you can see some of the houses of Burghead.

    Northerly winds over Hopeman's west beach It's a cold, dank, day and the wind whines and sings through the sailboat riggings in the harbour. In the distance you can see some of the houses of Burghead.. Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:49 pm
9 am
6.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
12 km/h7 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
2°C35°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
96 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
6.0Good9 am11
5.4Fair10 am11
4.6Fair11 am32
4.4Fair12 pm53
4.2Fair1 pm74
3.8Poor2 pm117
3.3Poor3 pm106
3.0Poor4 pm95
2.8Poor5 pm127
Sat
4.5Fair9 am159
4.6Fair10 am149
4.1Fair11 am1710
3.3Poor12 pm2214
2.2Poor1 pm3018
1.9Poor2 pm3622
1.5Poor3 pm3623
1.3Poor4 pm3824
1.3Poor5 pm3220
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 1.0 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.2 m. High at 10 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 5 am, -1.8 mHigh 11 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 5 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 11 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, -1.8 m6 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 87 km/h54 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 88 km/h54 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 15%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Showers330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m850 ft
  • Picnic tables200 m660 ft away
  • Playground260 m850 ft away
  • Boat ramp150 m490 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
450 m0.3 miHopeman (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miRAF Lossiemouth (LMO)

Nearby places

  • Bootleggers Bar & GrillBurger
    260 m850 ft
  • Hopeman Sands CafeSandwich
    440 m0.3 mi

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

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