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WYE VALLEY — TINTERN · LIMESTONE

Shorn Cliff climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity63.7%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity64%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 14° dry 8 — 63.7%
19:00 13° dry 9 — 66.6%
20:00 12° dry 10 — 68.9%
21:00 12° dry 11 — 70.4%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 14 — 96.8%
07:00 15° 0.7mm 16 — 96.2%
08:00 15° 0.1mm 16 — 95%
09:00 16° dry 22 — 94.3%
10:00 18° 0.1mm 23 — 88.1%
11:00 19° dry 22 — 82.7%
12:00 20° dry 23 — 78.3%
13:00 22° dry 26 — 71.9%
14:00 22° dry 26 — 70.5%
15:00 23° dry 24 — 66.7%
16:00 23° dry 25 — 66.4%
17:00 21° dry 25 — 71.5%
18:00 20° dry 24 — 78%
19:00 20° dry 23 — 82.9%
20:00 19° dry 27 — 82.7%
21:00 19° dry 23 — 85.4%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain9mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
9.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 19 — 97.5%
07:00 17° dry 18 — 96.4%
08:00 17° dry 18 — 95.4%
09:00 18° dry 20 — 90.4%
10:00 18° dry 22 — 79.7%
11:00 19° dry 23 — 69.8%
12:00 20° 0.1mm 26 — 64.5%
13:00 20° 0.3mm 26 — 63.2%
14:00 20° 0.2mm 25 — 62.4%
15:00 19° dry 24 — 63.5%
16:00 19° dry 22 — 63%
17:00 18° 0.3mm 19 — 71.1%
18:00 15° 0.3mm 18 — 84.4%
19:00 14° dry 11 — 92.7%
20:00 14° dry 16 — 91.2%
21:00 14° dry 15 — 91.4%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 9 — 98.2%
12:00 16° dry 18 — 69%
18:00 14° dry 10 — 75.2%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 12 — 92.9%
12:00 18° dry 20 — 68.3%
18:00 16° dry 10 — 78%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 8 — 96.3%
12:00 19° dry 7 — 69.1%
18:00 16° dry 4 — 76.5%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 8 — 95.6%
12:00 17° dry 4 — 63.6%
18:00 14° dry 5 — 88.8%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 4 — 99.8%
12:00 18° dry 8 — 71.2%
18:00 14° dry 6 — 86.6%

About Shorn Cliff

Shorn Cliff is a long, continuous belt of limestone sea-cliff-style walls hidden within dense woodland above the River Wye near Tintern. The rock character features exceptionally high-quality Carboniferous limestone, packed with crisp horizontal breaks, small wire placements, and continuous vertical wall climbing. Facing west, the cliff receives afternoon sun through the trees, drying steadily under light valley breezes once rain fronts pass through. The venue is world-renowned for sustained, finger-y traditional wall climbs mostly in the VS to upper E-grade range, dominated by benchmark testpieces like Muscles and Bitter Harvest. The approach involves a scenic fifteen-minute woodland walk along the valley trail from Brockweir or Tintern parking. Dense canopy shade helps keep conditions cool in summer but slows drying in early spring.

Region
Wye Valley — Tintern
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
130m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium