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Redcar Coatham Beach

(Coatham Sands)

North Yorkshire, England


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Redcar Coatham Beach is a popular seaside destination located close to Redcar town, offering a wide range of activities and amenities for visitors.

Redcar Coatham Beach is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wide, gently-sloping sandy beach at the southern end of Coatham Sands, which lie immediately south of the mouth of the River Tees.

The beach is situated close to Redcar town, where there are more facilities and food options available. It is a popular spot for watersports such as windsurfing, kite surfing, and surfing. The beach is bordered to the north by the mouth of the River Tees and at the southern end, Redcar. Much of the beach is backed by sand dunes and the Cleveland Golf Links course.

The beach has a large car park along Majuba Road, next to R-kade Skate Park, which offers direct access to the beach. There are also toilets located here. Closer to Redcar town centre, there is an esplanade alongside the beach and some roadside parking. The town itself boasts a museum containing the world’s oldest surviving lifeboat and Redcar Central railway station, a few hundred meters from the beach, on the Tees Valley Line between Saltburn to the east and Middlesbrough, Darlington, and Bishop Auckland to the west.

Redcar is a popular seaside destination, with a holiday park and the Cleveland Golf Links overlooking the sea. Visitors can also enjoy a range of shops, places to eat and drink, and a cinema in the town centre.

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Weather and tides for Wednesday 16 September

Today
Chance of rain 10%
Max temperature 17°C
feels like 17°C
Wind 10mph
Max UV Index
Tonight
Chance of rain 59%
Min temperature 14°C
feels like 12°C
Wind 16mph

The tide at Redcar Coatham Beach is currently rising. High tide will be at approximately 7:44 PM, and the next low tide will be at approximately 1:48 AM tomorrow.

Today's air pollution levels are forecast to be Low

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Location: Coatham, Redcar

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: NZ594254

Coordinates: 54°37'15"N 1°4'51"W

Mapcode: GBR NHW0.S9

What 3 Words: flip.dame.bless

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: England

Local Authority: Redcar and Cleveland

Nearest postcode: TS10 1BZ

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