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NORTH WALES — LLANDUDNO · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Marine Drive (Great Orme) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp19°C
Wind20.5 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity89.4%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying
loose_rock

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity86%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 19° 0mm 21 0 89.4%
07:00 20° 0mm 19 0 86.8%
08:00 21° 0mm 19 0 86.6%
09:00 21° 0mm 18 0 88.1%
10:00 21° 0.1mm 18 0 86.8%
11:00 21° 0.1mm 23 0 89.3%
12:00 20° 0.1mm 23 0 91.6%
13:00 19° 0mm 22 0 88.3%
14:00 18° 0mm 19 0 84.1%
15:00 18° 0mm 16 0 80.7%
16:00 18° 0mm 13 0 77.7%
17:00 18° 0mm 14 0 76.6%
18:00 18° 0mm 15 0 78.7%
19:00 17° 0mm 14 0 80.6%
20:00 17° 0mm 18 0 84.2%
21:00 17° 0mm 23 0 79.1%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 27 0 85.2%
07:00 16° 0mm 26 0 84.4%
08:00 16° 0mm 24 0 83.4%
09:00 16° 0mm 22 0 82%
10:00 16° 0mm 19 0 79.7%
11:00 17° 0mm 17 0 79%
12:00 17° 0mm 17 0 79.8%
13:00 17° 0mm 19 0 80.2%
14:00 17° 0mm 20 0 80%
15:00 17° 0mm 21 0 77%
16:00 16° 0mm 19 0 73%
17:00 16° 0mm 15 0 69.7%
18:00 16° 0mm 11 0 66.4%
19:00 16° 0mm 9 0 65.4%
20:00 15° 0mm 9 0 66.8%
21:00 16° 0mm 10 0 66.9%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 18 0 83.4%
07:00 16° 0mm 18 0 82.9%
08:00 16° 0mm 15 0 78.9%
09:00 17° 0mm 14 0 70.9%
10:00 18° 0mm 10 0 67%
11:00 19° 0mm 10 0 68.1%
12:00 19° 0mm 12 0 67.2%
13:00 19° 0mm 13 0 66.6%
14:00 18° 0mm 17 0 64.2%
15:00 19° 0mm 21 0 64.5%
16:00 18° 0mm 24 0 64.8%
17:00 18° 0mm 25 0 64.9%
18:00 18° 0.02mm 22 0 64.6%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.02mm 17 0 90.2%
12:00 19° 0mm 14 0 69.9%
18:00 20° 0mm 8 0 69.4%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain1.4mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 19° 0.58mm 23 0 87.8%
12:00 21° 0.65mm 23 0 87.2%
18:00 18° 0.13mm 10 0 89.3%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.02mm 14 0 91.1%
12:00 18° 0mm 16 0 63.1%
18:00 17° 0mm 19 0 67.3%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.05mm 17 0 87.9%
12:00 18° 0.13mm 19 0 69.5%
18:00 17° 0.13mm 19 0 77.4%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain3.3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
3.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 2.7mm 23 0 91.1%
12:00 16° 0.38mm 26 0 83.3%
18:00 16° 0.05mm 20 0 82.7%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1.2mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.42mm 14 0 89.4%
12:00 16° 0.48mm 15 0 83.2%
18:00 15° 0.02mm 13 0 78.4%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.2mm 18 0 86%
12:00 15° 0mm 22 0 78.8%
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Bird ban active on selected sectors for nesting seabirds; follow local signposts.
Marine Drive (Great Orme) encompasses a diverse series of limestone cliffs positioned along the scenic toll road circuit. The Carboniferous limestone ranges from steep pocketed walls to massive overhangs and technical slab faces. Because sectors face multiple directions along the headland, climbers can select sun or shade throughout the day. The climbing includes a mix of hard traditional routes and extensive modern sport climbing across French 6th and 7th grades. Classic sport lines offer convenient, high-quality limestone climbing directly above the sea. The approach is extremely short, often taking under five minutes from roadside parking laybys along Marine Drive. Loose rock on uncleaned sectors and passing road traffic require constant vigilance.

About Marine Drive (Great Orme)

Marine Drive (Great Orme) encompasses a diverse series of limestone cliffs positioned along the scenic toll road circuit. The Carboniferous limestone ranges from steep pocketed walls to massive overhangs and technical slab faces. Because sectors face multiple directions along the headland, climbers can select sun or shade throughout the day. The climbing includes a mix of hard traditional routes and extensive modern sport climbing across French 6th and 7th grades. Classic sport lines offer convenient, high-quality limestone climbing directly above the sea. The approach is extremely short, often taking under five minutes from roadside parking laybys along Marine Drive. Loose rock on uncleaned sectors and passing road traffic require constant vigilance.

Region
North Wales — Llandudno
Rock type
limestone
Altitude
40m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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