Beadnell Bay
Beadnell · North East England · United Kingdom
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Beadnell Bay is a long, curving sandy bay south of Beadnell village. It faces east to south-east, so the northern headland shelters it from north and north-east winds. It can have clean waves when the rest of the coast is blown out by a north-easterly storm.
- Level
- Beginners
- Break
- Beach break, sand and rock
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Quiet
- Season
- autumn, winter, spring
- Boards
- A longboard, fish or shortboard.
When it works
✓ A 1–2.5 m north-east to east swell with a westerly wind, at any tide.
When it doesn't
✕ Easterly and south-easterly winds blow straight in.
Watch out for
- rips
- rocks
Best months
October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Local tips
Check it on stormy north-easterly days, when the bay can be clean while everywhere else is messy. Rips form on bigger swells.
Getting there
From the A1, follow the signs to Beadnell and on through the village to the beach car park.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Fairly reliable on North Sea swells, and useful in winds that spoil other beaches.
- Crowd and vibe
- Usually empty.
- Camping and vans
- Beadnell Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site is about 2 km away, behind the bay. Nearest campsite about 2 km away.
- Facilities
- Car park and toilets by the beach; pub and shop in Beadnell.
- Water quality
- Beadnell is rated excellent in the 2025 English classification.
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- NNE–ESE best, N–SE works
- Size
- 1–2.2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.7 m, holds to 3.5 m
- Period
- 7 s minimum, best from 10 s
- Wind
- Offshore WSW–WNW; handles onshore up to 20 km/h
- Tide
- mid best
- Faces
- E (100°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.
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