North Beach
Cumbria · United Kingdom
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North Beach is a N-facing pebble beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Irish Sea — it catches W–NE swell, and offshore SE–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.9°C (57°F) on average
Jan
7°C
44.6°F · 4.9–9.1°C
Feb
6.2°C
43.2°F · 5–7.4°C
Mar
6.7°C
44.1°F · 4.9–9.1°C
Apr
8.4°C
47.1°F · 6.8–10°C
May
11.2°C
52.2°F · 9–13.4°C
Jun
13.9°C
57°F · 11–16.7°C
Jul
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.1–18.1°C
Aug
16.5°C
61.7°F · 14.6–17.9°C
Sep
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.1–17.5°C
Oct
13.9°C
57°F · 12–15.5°C
Nov
11°C
51.8°F · 9.1–13.2°C
Dec
8.6°C
47.5°F · 7.3–10.4°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
W–NE
Best wind
SE–S
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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