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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.
- Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
- Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
- Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
- Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
- Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
- Learn more about staying safe at the beach
Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17° Celsius;
Overcast.
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
Tide: Next low tide (2.0m) at
Sunrise:
Sunset:
7 day forecast for St Margarets Bay (Beach)
Today (5 July 2025)
| Time |
21:00
|
22:00
|
23:00
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols |  |
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature |
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed |
SW
21
|
SW
21
|
SW
19
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
32
|
32
|
30
|
| Visibility |
G
|
G
|
G
|
| Humidity |
93%
|
94%
|
94%
|
| UV | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed |
21
|
21
|
19
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
|
6
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
Sunday (6 July 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 | |
|
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|
 |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
20%
|
40%
|
50%
|
70%
|
90%
|
80%
|
70%
|
60%
|
50%
|
40%
|
50%
|
60%
|
70%
|
80%
|
80%
|
80%
|
70%
|
50%
|
30%
|
20%
|
30%
|
30%
|
30%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
19°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
18
|
SW
17
|
SW
16
|
SW
16
|
SW
15
|
SW
15
|
SW
15
|
SW
14
|
SW
13
|
SW
13
|
SW
13
|
WSW
14
|
SW
15
|
SW
17
|
SW
18
|
SW
18
|
WSW
16
|
W
14
|
WNW
11
|
WNW
10
|
NW
9
|
WNW
8
|
NW
8
|
NW
9
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
29
|
27
|
25
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
21
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
21
|
26
|
29
|
28
|
26
|
20
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
95%
|
95%
|
96%
|
96%
|
97%
|
96%
|
96%
|
96%
|
96%
|
94%
|
93%
|
92%
|
91%
|
91%
|
90%
|
87%
|
86%
|
85%
|
84%
|
83%
|
83%
|
82%
|
79%
|
77%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
18
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
16
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monday (7 July 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
50%
|
80%
|
70%
|
40%
|
30%
|
20%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
16°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
12°
|
13°
|
15°
|
17°
|
16°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
9
|
NW
10
|
NW
11
|
NNW
15
|
N
18
|
N
15
|
NNE
12
|
SSE
9
|
SW
11
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
18
|
21
|
23
|
32
|
30
|
27
|
17
|
15
|
24
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
76%
|
76%
|
78%
|
83%
|
72%
|
59%
|
60%
|
64%
|
71%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
9
|
10
|
11
|
15
|
18
|
15
|
12
|
9
|
11
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday (8 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols |  |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
30%
|
30%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
13°
|
14°
|
17°
|
20°
|
20°
|
19°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
14°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
14
|
WNW
14
|
NW
14
|
NNW
14
|
NNW
12
|
SSW
12
|
S
11
|
SW
9
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
26
|
24
|
26
|
23
|
20
|
19
|
15
|
14
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
64%
|
71%
|
71%
|
62%
|
56%
|
68%
|
73%
|
74%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday (9 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
16°
|
20°
|
21°
|
22°
|
21°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
13°
|
15°
|
20°
|
21°
|
20°
|
19°
|
17°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
7
|
WNW
6
|
NW
7
|
N
7
|
SE
9
|
SSW
10
|
SW
13
|
SW
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
12
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
14
|
17
|
16
|
13
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
77%
|
74%
|
70%
|
68%
|
74%
|
73%
|
75%
|
77%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday (10 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
16°
|
18°
|
22°
|
23°
|
24°
|
22°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
16°
|
15°
|
18°
|
22°
|
24°
|
24°
|
22°
|
17°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
9
|
SW
7
|
WSW
6
|
SSW
8
|
S
9
|
S
10
|
SSW
9
|
SE
9
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
12
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
82%
|
85%
|
86%
|
88%
|
87%
|
86%
|
86%
|
88%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
9
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Friday (11 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
15°
|
18°
|
22°
|
25°
|
25°
|
22°
|
19°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
16°
|
15°
|
18°
|
23°
|
25°
|
25°
|
22°
|
18°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSE
7
|
E
6
|
ESE
6
|
SE
8
|
SE
10
|
ESE
11
|
E
10
|
E
8
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
7
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
90%
|
90%
|
90%
|
88%
|
86%
|
85%
|
86%
|
86%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
7
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
3
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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–
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Tide times
Saturday 5 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 5 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 5 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 5 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 6 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 6 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 6 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 6 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 7 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 7 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 7 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 7 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 8 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 8 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 8 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 8 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 9 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 9 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 9 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 9 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 10 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 10 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 10 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 10 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 11 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 11 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 11 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 11 July
Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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:
Unsettled over the weekend, drier from Monday and turning warmer.
This Evening and Tonight:
Patchy rain or showers this evening will continue to ease away south, with most places becoming dry overnight with some cloud breaks developing. Brisk winds easing a little overnight. Minimum temperature 17 °C.
Sunday:
Rather cloudy with some heavy, perhaps thundery showers developing. The heaviest showers should become confined towards Kent from mid-afternoon, mostly dry elsewhere. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Heavy showers early Monday clearing, then drier with sunny spells. Mainly dry with sunny spells on Tuesday, warm. Mostly dry and bright Wednesday, becoming very warm, locally hot. Lighter winds.
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