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Sugar Loaf Beach

North Somerset · United Kingdom

IntermediateBeach break51.486, -2.794

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A april–october beach on the Irish Sea near North Somerset, Sugar Loaf Beach is exposed to S swell — E–SW on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a NW–N wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.2°C (63°F) on average

Jan

7.5°C

45.5°F · 5.7–9.3°C

Feb

6.9°C

44.4°F · 4.8–9°C

Mar

7.3°C

45.1°F · 5.3–9.1°C

Apr

9.5°C

49.1°F · 7.6–11.4°C

May

12.4°C

54.3°F · 10.3–15.6°C

Jun

15.4°C

59.7°F · 13.5–18.1°C

Jul

17.7°C

63.9°F · 15.9–20.3°C

Aug

18.5°C

65.3°F · 17.2–21.2°C

Sep

17.2°C

63°F · 15.3–19.3°C

Oct

14.9°C

58.8°F · 12.7–16.9°C

Nov

11.6°C

52.9°F · 9.2–14°C

Dec

8.8°C

47.8°F · 6.7–10.4°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

E–SW

Best wind

NW–N

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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