Sharrow Beach (aka The Grotto Beach)
Sharrow Beach also known as The Grotto is a good sandy beach with rock pools. The beach is really divided into smaller coves due to small outcrops of rocks which makes it a necessity to keep an eye on the tides as high tide areas can be cut off.
The name Grotto comes from the National Trust property which preserves a small cave overlooking the tip of Sharrow Point. The cave 4.5m deep and about 2m high was apparently excavated by hand in 1874 by a hermit called Joseph Lugger, the cave is fenced off to the public. Lugger inscribed verses on the ceiling to relieve his boredom.
The beach has lifeguards daily from the start of May to the end of September. The currents are very strong and it is recommended to only swim when lifeguards are on patrol.
You have a small car park on the coast road and then a walk involving some steep steps down to the beach. You can also access Freathy beach from the car park.
Why not check other beaches nearby as we have 7 beaches at Rame Peninsula, 216 beaches in Cornwall, or check our list of Cornwall Dog Friendly Beaches.
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Sharrow Beach Photos
7 Day Weather Forecast
Expect a temp in the range 7.4℃ to 11.7℃ with wind speed 4.4 m/sec (WSW)
Expect a temp in the range 11.1℃ to 12.1℃ with wind speed 4.4 m/sec (SSW)
Expect a temp in the range 10.8℃ to 13.4℃ with wind speed 5 m/sec (SW)
Expect a temp in the range 8.6℃ to 9.2℃ with wind speed 4.2 m/sec (SW)
Expect a temp in the range 2℃ to 3.9℃ with wind speed 1 m/sec (N)
Expect a temp in the range 9.1℃ to 9.7℃ with wind speed 4.4 m/sec (SE)
Expect a temp in the range 5.2℃ to 6.3℃ with wind speed 2.9 m/sec (NE)
Rame Peninsula weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
Sharrow Beach Tide Times
Tide times are available at around 600 locations and the closest location to Sharrow Beach is at Whitsand Bay 1.72 km (1.07 miles) away. Tides are displayed beneath for up to 7 days and we list both high and low water times along with the height. These times are not adjusted for BST.
Low Tide at 00:11 (Height 1.09m)
High Tide at 06:21 (Height 5.58m)
Low Tide at 12:35 (Height 1.07m)
High Tide at 18:44 (Height 5.48m)
Low Tide at 00:53 (Height 1.13m)
High Tide at 07:04 (Height 5.59m)
Low Tide at 13:18 (Height 1.11m)
High Tide at 19:30 (Height 5.40m)
Low Tide at 01:36 (Height 1.25m)
High Tide at 07:48 (Height 5.53m)
Low Tide at 14:03 (Height 1.23m)
High Tide at 20:16 (Height 5.24m)
Low Tide at 02:20 (Height 1.43m)
High Tide at 08:35 (Height 5.40m)
Low Tide at 14:51 (Height 1.42m)
High Tide at 21:07 (Height 5.03m)
Low Tide at 03:09 (Height 1.65m)
High Tide at 09:26 (Height 5.21m)
Low Tide at 15:45 (Height 1.63m)
High Tide at 22:04 (Height 4.81m)
Low Tide at 04:06 (Height 1.87m)
High Tide at 10:27 (Height 5.02m)
Low Tide at 16:48 (Height 1.81m)
High Tide at 23:14 (Height 4.65m)
Low Tide at 05:15 (Height 2.02m)
High Tide at 11:39 (Height 4.89m)
Low Tide at 18:02 (Height 1.89m)
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
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