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Tunnels Beaches

Ilfracombe, United Kingdom · sea 17.3 °C at its warmest, in August

Tunnels Beaches

Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

8.5Jan
7.9Feb
7.9Mar
9.2Apr
11.2May
13.7Jun
15.9Jul
17.3Aug
16.9Sep
15.1Oct
12.6Nov
10.2Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 18 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.

About

The Tunnels Beaches are a set of coves in Ilfracombe, Devon, reachable from land only through tunnels cut through the rock. They are a local tourist attraction.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Tunnels Beaches?

The sea off Tunnels Beaches averages 17.3 °C at its warmest, in August, and 7.9 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Tunnels Beaches?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Tunnels Beaches?

Tunnels Beaches is on the coast of Ilfracombe, United Kingdom, at 51.2110, -4.1259. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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