Uk people, what's the latest this time of year that it's actually worth going sunbathing?

I am planning to go to the beach after work. I should get there for 5 pm. Is it worth going of you just care about getting the sun? There are always too many 20 year old girls in bikinis dancing by that time in the afternoon so I don't want to put up with all their nonsense unless I'm definitely going to get a tan

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hartfire

In early September? That's early Autumn there!
I checked the photos and most people are fully dressed at the beach or wearing wetsuits.
Surely, for Vit D, supplements or a session under an ultraviolet lamp would do the job better - at least until the warm weather returns.
Or are you one of those hardy iceberger types?

Here in our Spring, - 28.2546° S, 153.5754° E - air temp is 23.9 °C , scudding clouds, the seas are still carry the cold of the antarctic, winds variable - a storm predicted for this arvo. The only ones on our beaches right now are dog walkers, horse riders and board surfers in wetsuits. But then, most of us Aussies are suckers for the higher temps.