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West Kirby

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  • Water temp(satellite):
  • 5.6°C
  • 2025-01-21

West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stretch of sand is exposed at the bathing water at low tide. There are four small islands close to the beach which can be reached on foot at low tide.

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The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sand with a shallow profile to the Mersey Estuary. There are sea defences (concrete steps and banking) at the back of the beach with car parking behind, at a regular height high tide the sea does not extend to the concrete banking.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.