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watertemperature.uk · 192 coastal spots, 187 measured

Measured offshore, modelled at the beach.

The Hastings buoy measures 17.5 °C, Harehope measures 7.5. 187 spots are measured by a real station; the rest is model and says so. Near-shore buoys for the beaches are next on our list.

17.5 °C

warmest · Hastings

7.5 °C

coldest · Harehope

192

coastal spots

187

measuring stations, honestly

Around the coast

48 seas, buoys and model

English Channel13.3–17.5 °C

Hastings 17.5 · Rye Bay 16.2 · Dawlish Warren Beach 16.1

62 spots62 measured

North Sea11.7–16.6 °C

West Gabbard 16.6 · South Knock (Thames estuary) 15.6 · Southwold 15.6

34 spots32 measuredOpen-Meteo marine

Atlantic12.8–15.5 °C

Newquay 15.5 · Perranporth 15.5 · Perran Beach 15.5

13 spots11 measuredOpen-Meteo marine

Thames13.6–14.5 °C

Barrier Gardens Pier 14.5 · Erith Barge 14.4 · Purfleet 14.3

9 spots9 measured

Irish Sea12.3–13.9 °C

South Hunter (Larne) 13.9 · Briggs (Belfast Lough) 13.3 · Blackpool Central at St Chad'S Road 13.0

8 spots7 measuredOpen-Meteo marine

Bristol Channel13.9–15.9 °C

Scarweather (Porthcawl) 15.9 · Minehead Terminus 14.9 · Minehead 14.9

5 spots5 measured

Stour10.8–12.2 °C

Wixoe 12.2 · Bures Mill 11.1 · Cattawade 10.9

4 spots4 measured

Weaver9.0–9.5 °C

Ash Tree Farm 9.5 · Coole Hall Farm 9.5 · Duckow Swanbach Farm 9.0

3 spots3 measured

Thurne11.2–12.6 °C

Womack 12.6 · Repps Bank 11.4 · Martham 11.2

3 spots3 measured

Rhee9.6–10.3 °C

Haslingfield 10.3 · Malton Farm 10.3 · Wendy Rd Bridge 9.6

3 spots3 measured

Fowey10.6–10.6 °C

Lostwithiel 10.6 · Restormel 10.6

2 spots2 measured

Celtic Sea15.3–15.8 °C

South Pembrokeshire 15.8 · Bideford Bay 15.3

2 spots2 measured

Lee15.1–15.4 °C

Springfield Park 15.4 · Lea Bridge Weir 15.1

2 spots2 measured

Pix Brook12.2–13.2 °C

Valerian 13.2 · Church End 12.2

2 spots2 measured

St Johns Beck8.0–8.5 °C

Birkett Mire 8.5 · How Beck 8.0

2 spots2 measured

Itchen11.0–11.1 °C

Woodmill Salmon Pool 11.1 · Gaters Mill 11.0

2 spots2 measured

Avon11.1–11.7 °C

Lucys Mill 11.7 · Knapp Mill 11.1

2 spots2 measured

Cunsey Beck10.5–10.7 °C

Esthwaite Water Outflow 10.7 · Eel House Bridge 10.5

2 spots2 measured

Rede7.5–7.5 °C

Forest Bridge 7.5 · Birdhope Bridge 7.5

2 spots2 measured

Ehen10.5–10.7 °C

Bleach Green 10.7 · Oxbow 10.5

2 spots2 measured

Till7.5 °C

Harehope 7.5

1 spot1 measured

Jumble Clough7.7 °C

Hebden Bridge 7.7

1 spot1 measured

Bolingey Stream11.1 °C

Perranporth Sand Bay 11.1

1 spot1 measured

Mint7.9 °C

Patton Bridge 7.9

1 spot1 measured

Blelham Beck9.3 °C

Brent12.0 °C

Windermere Museum 9.1

1 spot1 measured

Perranporth Beach Stream11.0 °C

Roding11.9 °C

Kent7.9 °C

Staveley, Barley Bridge 7.9

1 spot1 measured

Moors River11.4 °C

Tame12.3 °C

Scalby Beck10.4 °C

Gowy9.6 °C

Laceby Beck9.8 °C

Leven11.9 °C

Hoveton Great Broad10.1 °C

Hoveton Great Broad 10.1

Brett10.6 °C

Don9.2 °C

Gaywood10.1 °C

Tamar11.1 °C

Tyne10.9 °C

Newcastle Swing Bridge 10.9

1 spot1 measured

Deben10.4 °C

Sanctuary Bridge 10.4

1 spot1 measured

Hipper9.3 °C

Park Road Bridge 9.3

1 spot1 measured

Measured right now

187 stations with a real thermometer

HastingsEnglish Channel · 3 h ago17.5 °C West GabbardNorth Sea · 3 h ago16.6 °C Rye BayEnglish Channel · 3 h ago16.2 °C Dawlish Warren BeachEnglish Channel · 4 h ago16.1 °C DawlishEnglish Channel · 4 h ago16.1 °C Poole BayEnglish Channel · 3 h ago16.1 °C Meadfoot BeachEnglish Channel · 4 h ago16.0 °C Beacon Cove BeachEnglish Channel · 4 h ago16.0 °C Paignton (preston Sands)English Channel · 4 h ago16.0 °CPaignton (paignton Sands)English Channel · 4 h ago16.0 °C

Cefas WaveNet wave buoys, every 30 minutes, anchored a few miles out. Bournemouth and St Andrews inherit the nearest buoy. Beaches stay modelled until a near-shore feed arrives.

Why the beach is still modelled

Feeds, and what is next

The Cefas buoys measure a few miles offshore, and the Environment Agency samples bathing waters weekly in summer. No open, live feed measures the water at the beach itself yet. Until that changes, the Open-Meteo marine model is the honest best we have, and we label it as such.

Cefas WaveNet buoys17 buoys, every 30 minuteslive

Channel Coastal Observatorynear-shore buoys, key requestedasked

Environment Agency sondesrivers and estuaries, 15 minutesnext

Your local councillifeguard readings, like Swiss lidosopen

If you run a beach, a lido or a swim club and take the temperature yourself, we will show it with your name on it.

Classic beaches

6 beaches, 48 seas

Brighton14.9 °C

English Channel

measured

West Wittering15.0 °C

Whitby12.9 °C

St Ives15.1 °C

Sandown15.6 °C

Portrush13.2 °Cmodel

Atlantic

Open-Meteo marine

All spots

192 spots, warmest first

Where the numbers come from

Two kinds of numbers, both marked

Two kinds of numbers live on this page. The measured ones come from the Cefas WaveNet wave buoys, seventeen thermometers anchored around the coast from Scilly to Orkney, read every 30 minutes and shown with their time. The rest comes from the Open-Meteo marine model: sea-surface temperature computed for each beach, refreshed continuously. It is good at open water and worse in shallow bays, which warm two or three degrees beyond the model on a sunny afternoon. We never present a model value as a measurement, here or in the app.

Cefas WaveNet · measuredOpen-Meteo marine · model

Cold water, real rules

British sea stays below 20 °C most of the year. Below 15 °C the first minute matters most: enter slowly, control your breathing, never swim alone. The app gives a per-sport call for every spot, model or measured.

Waters one by one

553 waters with their own page

Every measured water has a page with all stations, trend and neighbours. The 30 with the most stations:

All 13 lakes in the directory · All 56 rivers in the directory · All 484 beaches in the directory

Good to know

How warm is the sea around the UK right now?

Right now the warmest measured UK spot is Hastings at 17.5 °C. The full picture — every station with history — is one tap away in the free BrrChecker app.

When is the UK sea warmest?

Late August into September: the sea lags the air by weeks, so the warmest water arrives after the warmest days — a fact only measured data shows honestly.

Where do these values come from?

Official measuring stations around the British and Irish coasts and lakes, each with its measurement time. No estimates.

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