Check the Beach

Fairbourne Sands

Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Fairbourne Sands 1 photo

  • Fairbourne Sands

    Fairbourne Sands. Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:03 pm
Now
2.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.4
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.6
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.8
40 km/h25 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
11°C52°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
59%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
2.8PoorNow138
2.1Poor9 am1610
0.8Poor10 am4025
0.7Poor11 am4427
0.4Poor12 pm4226
0.6Poor1 pm3924
0.6Poor2 pm4427
0.6Poor3 pm4528
0.5Poor4 pm4125
0.7Poor5 pm4428
0.8Poor6 pm4025
Sat
2.0Poor8 am1912
1.8Poor9 am1912
1.6Poor10 am2013
1.1Poor11 am2616
0.9Poor12 pm2717
0.4Poor1 pm3220
0.4Poor2 pm3924
0.3Poor3 pm3924
0.3Poor4 pm4125
0.5Poor5 pm4729
0.5Poor6 pm5031
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -1.5 m. High at 7 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 2 am, -2.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.1 mLow 12 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 2 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 12 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 2 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.1 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.

  • Sun1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 82%
  • Mon2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink27 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m60 ft
  • Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp350 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
860 m0.5 miJubilee Road
Nearest town
720 m0.4 miBarmouth (town)
Nearest airport
68 km42 miRAF Valley - Anglesey Airport (VLY)

Nearby places

  • Harbour View CafeFood and drink
    20 m60 ft
  • Lobster PotCake
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Bath HouseFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi
  • Davy Jones LockerRegional
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Isis PizzeriaPizza
    510 m0.3 mi

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

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