Dover Harbour (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

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Dover Harbour (Beach)

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    UV 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    NE
    5
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    16
    18
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    11
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    9
    7
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    4
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    9
    E
    9
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    8
    10
    12
    12
    11
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    5
    6
    8
    10
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    4
    4
    11
    10
    2
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    N
    10
    N
    12
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    21
    23
    21
    23
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    76%
    70%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    59%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    7
    8
    8
    4
    6
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    15
    17
    18
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    68%
    67%
    54%
    52%
    63%
    65%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    18
    21
    23
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    79%
    81%
    90%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    24
    24
    26
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    20
    24
    23
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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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    Flood alerts in force for England
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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely fine and dry overnight

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Fine and dry going into the evening with plenty of clear skies and generally light winds, although breezier at times towards the coast. Isolated mist and fog patches may develop towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fine, dry, and bright day across the region with plenty of sunshine. Slightly warmer than Monday. Cooler towards coasts with an onshore breeze. Cloud building from the west later. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudier Wednesday with a chance of overnight rain then scattered heavy showers, these possibly turning thundery. Dry Thursday and Friday, with variable cloud amounts. Feeling cooler and breezy at times.

    Updated:

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