Dover Harbour (Beach) (Kent) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Dover Harbour (Beach)

    Today (2 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    S
    21
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    22
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    26
    27
    29
    31
    32
    33
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    26
    26
    25
    25
    26
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    17
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    30
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    29
    32
    34
    38
    43
    44
    46
    47
    47
    48
    49
    46
    44
    43
    42
    40
    38
    37
    35
    33
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    28
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    WSW
    19
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    34
    30
    34
    34
    33
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    24
    23
    24
    23
    19
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    2.1
    1.9
    2.0
    1.3
    1.1
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    SSW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    14
    17
    23
    22
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    9
    14
    16
    13
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    9
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SE
    8
    E
    8
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    16
    16
    13
    10
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    12
    10
    8
    8
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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:

    Sunny spells and occasional heavy showers. Gusty winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers gradually becoming restricted to English Channel coastal areas, with most inland areas dry by the early hours of Tuesday. Winds also easing inland, but staying breezy along coasts. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Brighter spells and showers at first. Cloud and rain then spreading east through the morning, breaking up into heavy and potentially thundery showers by the afternoon. Breezy along southern coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Windy, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast early Wednesday, clearing to heavy, potentially thundery showers. Further heavy showers early Thursday, with sunny spells and isolated showers following. Drier Friday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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