Local favourite beach · Moray, Scotland
West Beach
West Beach is a beach in Moray, Scotland.
West Beach: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit West Beach
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach West Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 57.70968, -3.43964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near West Beach
- Inverugie House · fort · Moray · ~2 km · Must-see
- Burghead Free Church · fort · Moray · ~4 km · Must-see
- Duffus Castle · fort · Moray · ~7 km · Must-see
- Covesea Skerries Lighthouse · fort · Moray · ~8 km · Must-see
- Knock of Alves, Fort · fort · Moray · ~9 km · Must-see
- Kinneddar Castle · fort · Moray · ~10 km · Must-see
- Spynie Palace · fort · Moray · ~12 km · Must-see
- Duke of Gordon's Monument · fort · Moray · ~12 km · Must-see
- Loch Spynie · lake · Moray · ~12 km · Must-see
- St. Giles' Church · church · Moray · ~13 km · Must-see
- Elgin Museum · museum · Moray · ~13 km · Must-see
- Kinloss Abbey · fort · Moray · ~14 km · Must-see
- Pluscarden Abbey · fort · Moray · ~15 km · Must-see
- Findhorn Bay · beach · Moray · ~16 km · Must-see
- Birnie Kirk · church · Moray · ~16 km · Must-see
- Moray Coast Trail · trek · Moray · ~18 km · Must-see
- Cluny Hill · viewpoint · Moray · ~18 km · Must-see
- Culbin Sands · beach · Moray · ~20 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near West Beach
- Findhorn Bay · beach · Moray · ~16 km · Must-see
- Culbin Sands · beach · Moray · ~20 km · Must-see
- Tarbat Ness Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~33 km · Must-see
- Nigg Bay · beach · Highland · ~46 km · Must-see
- Chanonry Lighthouse · beach · Highland · ~52 km · Must-see
- Dornoch Firth · beach · Scotland · ~57 km · Must-see
- Cullykhan Shore · beach · Aberdeenshire · ~87 km · Must-see
- New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse · beach · Aberdeenshire · ~107 km · Must-see
- Old Kinnaird Head Lighthouse · beach · Aberdeenshire · ~107 km · Must-see
- Noss Head · beach · Highland · ~111 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is West Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for West Beach yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit West Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near West Beach?
Nearby: Inverugie House (fort, 2 km), Burghead Free Church (fort, 4 km), Duffus Castle (fort, 7 km), Covesea Skerries Lighthouse (fort, 8 km), Knock of Alves, Fort (fort, 9 km), Kinneddar Castle (fort, 10 km).