Southend - Westcliff Bay (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) 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

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
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 (5.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southend - Westcliff Bay (Beach)

    Today (2 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    7
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    12
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    21
    26
    30
    30
    30
    25
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    70%
    65%
    51%
    33%
    36%
    36%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    43%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    10
    12
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    SW
    5
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    12
    9
    9
    13
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    21
    23
    21
    20
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    47%
    54%
    57%
    63%
    66%
    69%
    68%
    65%
    56%
    45%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    38%
    35%
    32%
    28%
    27%
    30%
    34%
    39%
    42%
    52%
    54%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day 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)
    18°
    17°
    15°
    16°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    12
    10
    18
    24
    25
    24
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    58%
    59%
    65%
    63%
    41%
    38%
    33%
    37%
    43%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    4
    5
    8
    10
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    9
    9
    8
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    20
    24
    28
    30
    30
    27
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    60%
    63%
    56%
    50%
    51%
    63%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    13
    14
    14
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    25
    26
    27
    26
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    79%
    67%
    55%
    51%
    54%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    21
    25
    25
    23
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    85%
    83%
    73%
    57%
    49%
    49%
    63%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    17
    21
    21
    19
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    78%
    76%
    61%
    44%
    40%
    42%
    59%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.7 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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Wednesday, morning cloud and showers clearing east, becoming fresher.

    Today:

    A cloudy start across the region with thundery rain possibly affecting parts of Suffolk for a time. Becoming much brighter and generally dry in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine, feeling fresher. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a dry and clear night across the region with temperatures falling widely cooler than recently. Winds will be light. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Thursday:

    Dry and fine with sunny spells, just a little fair weather cloud building into the afternoon. Generally light breezes and still warm. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Friday generally dry, fine and warm. Breezier later. Saturday, brisk winds with occasional showers, chance of a longer spell of rain. Sunday, occasional showers and sunny intervals. Breezy. Feeling fresher.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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