Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (5.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    24
    22
    21
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    57%
    59%
    60%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    72%
    77%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 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 Overcast Overcast
    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°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    7
    E
    6
    NNE
    7
    N
    9
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    16
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    71%
    55%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    39%
    35%
    39%
    56%
    65%
    72%
    75%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    9
    8
    6
    7
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    6
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    60%
    50%
    54%
    56%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    10
    9
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    17
    17
    20
    21
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    81%
    63%
    51%
    48%
    64%
    83%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    19
    23
    25
    25
    22
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    77%
    62%
    54%
    52%
    57%
    74%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    8
    11
    11
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    17
    21
    23
    22
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    90%
    84%
    62%
    44%
    42%
    43%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    9
    10
    11
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    4
    N
    5
    N
    7
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    18
    19
    19
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    90%
    84%
    61%
    41%
    39%
    41%
    64%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    15°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NNW
    4
    N
    5
    NNW
    7
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    E
    9
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    12
    16
    18
    18
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    76%
    58%
    45%
    41%
    45%
    65%
    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

    Thursday 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    UK video forecast

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells and some low cloud at first.

    Today:

    Dry with low cloud at first, becoming confined to the coast through the morning. Then a fine, dry day with sunny spells. Light to moderate northeasterly winds expected. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with sunny intervals and patchy cloud through the evening. Overnight low cloud will spread in from the east. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Any low cloud quickly clearing and becoming confined to the east of the region to leave a fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine. Brisk northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Generally dry but cloudy, with sunny spells and outbreaks of patchy drizzle at times. Low cloud, mist and hill fog likely during the nights, but clearing during the day.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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