Porthchapel beach with an incoming tide
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Porthchapel beach with an incoming tide by Jim Champion as part of the Geograph project.
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Porthchapel beach with an incoming tide
Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 16 Aug 2008
The incoming tide is backed up by strong south-westerly winds, driving the waves up the sandy beach. A few holidaymakers are on the beach, but although it is August the sea is far from calm enough to bathe in.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.039184
Longitude
-5.657224