🏖️ Isle of Wight Beach & Tide Guide

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Orchard Bay * 🐾

Sand & shingle — time and height interpolated between neighbouring real tide stations, approximate, for casual planning only.

🏖️ No facilities — accessed via a small footpath at the western end of the bay, near Steephill Cove.

🐾 No seasonal exclusion found in the Council's current list — dogs generally welcome year-round, but always check on-the-day signage.

🅿️ Nearest parking: Eastern Esplanade car park, Ventnor — Nearest Ventnor car park, then on foot via Steephill Cove.

Tide Chart — Next Week Estimated

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Tide Times — Next Week Estimated

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range
Sat 26 Sep‡ 5:45 am Low1.41m11:58 am High3.45m6:10 pm Low1.41m– 2.04m
Sun 27 Sep 12:23 am High3.40m6:35 am Low1.46m12:48 pm High3.40m7:01 pm Low1.46m 1.94m
Mon 28 Sep 1:13 am High3.31m7:26 am Low1.55m1:38 pm High3.31m7:51 pm Low1.55m 1.76m
Tue 29 Sep 2:04 am High3.20m8:16 am Low1.67m2:29 pm High3.20m8:41 pm Low1.67m 1.53m
Wed 30 Sep 2:54 am High3.07m9:07 am Low1.79m3:19 pm High3.07m9:32 pm Low1.79m 1.28m
Thu 1 Oct 3:44 am High2.96m9:57 am Low1.90m4:10 pm High2.96m10:22 pm Low1.90m 1.06m
Fri 2 Oct†‡ 4:35 am / 4:35 am High2.89m / 2.89m10:47 am / 11:13 pm Low1.97m / 1.97m–– 0.92m

Estimated — projected from real data, not yet real UKHO readings, see how this works. † Cowes-area double high water shown together in one column. ‡ Only 3 tides that day — expected, see why.

Weather — Next Week

Local to Ventnor, the nearest real tide/weather reference point to this beach — see data sources.

DateMax TempRainWindUV
Sat 26 Sep 18°C 7% 9mph NNE 4 (Moderate)
Sun 27 Sep 18°C 14% 10mph SE 4 (Moderate)
Mon 28 Sep 22°C 17% 12mph S 3 (Moderate)
Tue 29 Sep 18°C 20% 9mph WSW 4 (Moderate)
Wed 30 Sep 17°C 22% 10mph S 4 (Moderate)
Thu 1 Oct 18°C 22% 12mph S 3 (Moderate)
Fri 2 Oct 19°C 22% 20mph SSW 4 (Moderate)

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Sandy (or partly sandy) beach
🐚 Beach where shells can be found
🦀 Popular crabbing spot
🛟 Confirmed organised lifeguard cover (Ryde and Sandown only)
🐾 No seasonal dog exclusion zone (1 May-30 Sept)
About this site & data sources — tide and weather predictions (all times shown in UK local time, GMT/BST), not for navigation or safety-critical use.