North Beach
Ceredigion · United Kingdom
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North Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Irish Sea — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at North Beach
Updated 01:18 spot time
North Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.9 m WSW swell at 7.85 s. Wind up to 23 km/h WSW. Water 17°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — good (3.5/5) with 23 km/h WSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.5°C (58.1°F) on average
Jan
7.9°C
46.2°F · 5.9–10°C
Feb
7.3°C
45.1°F · 5.6–9°C
Mar
7.4°C
45.3°F · 5.6–9.8°C
Apr
9.5°C
49.1°F · 7.6–10.9°C
May
12.1°C
53.8°F · 9.9–14.3°C
Jun
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13.1–17.5°C
Jul
17°C
62.6°F · 14.6–19.5°C
Aug
17.6°C
63.7°F · 16.8–19°C
Sep
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.6–18.8°C
Oct
14.5°C
58.1°F · 12.9–16.2°C
Nov
11.5°C
52.7°F · 9.5–13.6°C
Dec
9.5°C
49.1°F · 8.1–10.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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