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Wig Sands

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wig Sands 2 photos

  • The Sands at Loch Ryan

    The Sands at Loch Ryan. Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The Sands at Loch Ryan

    The Sands at Loch Ryan. Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:02 pm
9 am
2.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.2
43 km/h26 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
7°C45°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
149 km/hmph N
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
2.1Poor9 am1912
2.0Poor10 am2012
1.7Poor11 am2515
1.2Poor12 pm3119
1.1Poor1 pm3421
1.1Poor2 pm4025
1.0Poor3 pm4528
0.9Poor4 pm4125
1.0Poor5 pm4830
1.2Poor6 pm4326
Sat
2.0Poor9 am2314
0.9Poor10 am3119
0.7Poor11 am3119
0.5Poor12 pm4025
0.4Poor1 pm4830
0.4Poor2 pm4830
0.6Poor3 pm4427
0.6Poor4 pm3723
0.6Poor5 pm4226
0.9Poor6 pm3924
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, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -2.5 mHigh 10 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -2.5 m8 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.5 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.

  • Sun0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 30%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miKirkcolm (village)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miGeorge Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)

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

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