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Tide: Next low tide (1.7m) at
Sunrise:
Sunset:
| Time |
05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols |  |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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10%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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20%
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10%
|
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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20%
|
20%
|
| Temperature |
17°
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16°
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16°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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18°
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18°
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19°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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16°
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16°
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16°
|
15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
13°
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13°
|
14°
|
14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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| Wind direction and speed |
NNE
17
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NNE
17
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NNE
17
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
17
|
N
15
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| Wind gust (mph) |
30
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
31
|
31
|
30
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
27
|
25
|
| Visibility |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
| Humidity |
66%
|
65%
|
66%
|
66%
|
66%
|
67%
|
68%
|
66%
|
64%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
65%
|
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed |
17
|
17
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
15
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
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1.3
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
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1.2
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1.2
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1.2
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1.1
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1.2
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1.3
|
1.4
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1.3
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1.2
|
1.2
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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30%
|
20%
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30%
|
30%
|
20%
|
20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
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14°
|
14°
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13°
|
13°
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13°
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13°
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15°
|
16°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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19°
|
19°
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19°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
12°
|
12°
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12°
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11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
10°
|
11°
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13°
|
14°
|
15°
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15°
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16°
|
16°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
14
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NNW
13
|
NNW
12
|
NNW
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
13
|
NNW
13
|
NNW
13
|
NNW
13
|
N
12
|
N
12
|
NNE
11
|
NNE
11
|
NE
11
|
NE
10
|
NE
9
|
ENE
8
|
ESE
7
|
S
6
|
SSW
7
|
SSW
7
|
SW
9
|
SW
10
|
SW
11
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
24
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
12
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15
|
16
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| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
65%
|
66%
|
66%
|
68%
|
69%
|
70%
|
71%
|
70%
|
65%
|
64%
|
62%
|
60%
|
58%
|
56%
|
55%
|
55%
|
54%
|
54%
|
54%
|
54%
|
55%
|
57%
|
58%
|
60%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
14
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.1
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
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0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
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0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
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0.5
|
0.5
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
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6
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6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
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| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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04:00
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07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
20%
|
20%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
18°
|
19°
|
18°
|
17°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
11
|
WSW
12
|
WNW
11
|
NW
11
|
N
11
|
NE
12
|
ENE
10
|
ENE
9
|
ENE
7
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
17
|
18
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
| Humidity |
64%
|
65%
|
67%
|
73%
|
68%
|
66%
|
65%
|
63%
|
64%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
11
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
|
10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
|
22:00
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
18°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
12°
|
13°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
15°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ENE
6
|
NNE
6
|
NE
7
|
ESE
8
|
E
9
|
ENE
11
|
ENE
11
|
ENE
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
10
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
18
|
18
|
15
|
14
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
62%
|
63%
|
65%
|
65%
|
64%
|
64%
|
63%
|
64%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
6
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
4
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
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| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
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13:00
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16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
|
15°
|
19°
|
20°
|
20°
|
18°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
12°
|
13°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
16°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
E
9
|
ENE
8
|
E
8
|
ESE
9
|
ENE
10
|
NE
12
|
ENE
13
|
ENE
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
11
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
16
|
18
|
17
|
15
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
65%
|
66%
|
66%
|
66%
|
64%
|
66%
|
70%
|
73%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
9
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
4
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
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| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
20°
|
21°
|
22°
|
20°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
|
15°
|
18°
|
20°
|
20°
|
18°
|
17°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ESE
10
|
SE
10
|
SE
10
|
SE
11
|
SE
11
|
SE
12
|
E
12
|
SE
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
16
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
15
|
15
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
72%
|
71%
|
74%
|
72%
|
69%
|
72%
|
75%
|
76%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
10
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.5
|
– | – | – |
0.4
|
– | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
3
|
– | – | – |
4
|
– | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
30%
|
30%
|
40%
|
30%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
19°
|
21°
|
21°
|
19°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
18°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
S
10
|
SSW
10
|
SSW
9
|
SSW
11
|
S
12
|
SSW
13
|
S
12
|
SSW
11
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
15
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
15
|
14
|
15
|
14
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
77%
|
79%
|
82%
|
83%
|
81%
|
80%
|
81%
|
80%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
10
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
St Margarets Bay (Beach) weather map
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Mostly cloudy but dry with bright spells.
Largely dry with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells throughout the day. The best of the sunshine is likely to be near the coast, though isolated showers remain possible near Kent coasts. Light winds. Temperatures near normal. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
Partly cloudy with some late evening sunny spells. Variable cloud overnight with plenty of clear spells. Remaining dry with light winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Bright or sunny to start, then mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals and a chance of brief isolated showers. Light winds, with around average temperatures. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
A mostly fine, dry and settled period with sunny spells and variable cloud. Temperatures rising above average, warm or very warm by Monday.
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