Sandgate Beach (Kent) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Sandgate Beach

    Today (23 May 2025)
    Time
    13:00
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    25
    27
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    23
    25
    26
    25
    25
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    85%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    35
    35
    34
    38
    41
    43
    37
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    89%
    79%
    60%
    70%
    68%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    20
    22
    20
    19
    19
    24
    21
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    6
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    18
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    31
    36
    37
    36
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    18
    22
    21
    19
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    31
    26
    30
    33
    33
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    87%
    81%
    81%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    22
    17
    16
    20
    21
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    0.8
    0.6
    1.0
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    29
    30
    27
    24
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    24
    25
    23
    20
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 2.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Fine and dry with warm sunny spells. Cooler on coasts.

    Today:

    Early mist and fog patches will soon clear to give another fine day with sunny spells. Chance of an isolated shower. Warm inland but cooler along coasts due to a developing sea breeze. Sunshine turning increasingly hazy in the evening. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud will thicken from the west to bring outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, overnight. Extensive low cloud and hill fog developing. Breezy and much milder than Thursday night. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, clearing eastwards during the morning. Becoming brighter with showers in the afternoon. Feeling warm. Breezy. Further rain and strong winds arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Early rain clearing to leave a mixture of sunny spells and showers Sunday. Drier and brighter Monday. Further rain or showers are likely on Tuesday. Often windy. Temperatures near normal.

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