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Whiteford Sands

United Kingdom · sea 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August

Whiteford Sands

Photo: Rainer Boettchers · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

8.7Jan
8Feb
8Mar
9.2Apr
11.1May
13.4Jun
15.5Jul
16.8Aug
16.6Sep
15.1Oct
12.7Nov
10.3Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Whiteford Sands is a two-mile expanse of beach on the northern side of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It is the most northerly beach on Gower and sits on the edge of the Loughor estuary.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Whiteford Sands?

The sea off Whiteford Sands averages 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August, and 8 °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 Whiteford Sands?

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

Where is Whiteford Sands?

Whiteford Sands is on the coast of United Kingdom, at 51.6361, -4.2536. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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