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

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

Tide: Next high tide (4.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dover Harbour (Beach)

    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    Time
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    S
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    32
    33
    32
    31
    38
    41
    39
    37
    35
    34
    34
    34
    35
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    74%
    66%
    60%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    24
    29
    29
    27
    26
    25
    25
    26
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    28
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    37
    36
    36
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    28
    26
    23
    21
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 2026)
    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 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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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    Headline:

    Light rain possible this evening, then dry until dawn.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with light and patchy rain possible during the evening, but this easing overnight with clear spells developing. Clouding over again towards dawn with rain arriving in the west. Becoming breezy, especially on the coast. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy this morning with rain spreading eastwards, perhaps with the odd heavier burst. Rain clearing east by early afternoon, leaving sunny spells with isolated showers developing later, these occasionally heavy. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Sunshine and showers Sunday and Monday, these potentially heavy and thundery. Fewer showers Tuesday but turning cloudy. Breezy on Sunday, then easing. Temperatures around average, but overnight frost is possible.

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