West Cliff Beach
North Yorkshire · United Kingdom
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West Cliff Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the North Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW 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: ~12.2°C (54°F) on average
Jan
7.8°C
46°F · 5.9–9°C
Feb
7°C
44.6°F · 6–7.8°C
Mar
6.8°C
44.2°F · 5.7–8.8°C
Apr
7.5°C
45.5°F · 6.4–8.9°C
May
9.8°C
49.6°F · 7.9–13.1°C
Jun
12.7°C
54.9°F · 10.5–15.2°C
Jul
14.9°C
58.8°F · 12.5–17.8°C
Aug
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13.9–16.8°C
Sep
14°C
57.2°F · 11.5–16.3°C
Oct
12.2°C
54°F · 10.5–13.6°C
Nov
10.6°C
51.1°F · 9.1–12.2°C
Dec
9.1°C
48.4°F · 8.1–10.8°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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