Minster Leas (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 intervals by lunchtime.
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 low tide (1.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Minster Leas (Beach)

    Today (16 August 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
    18°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
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    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
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    14°
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    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    22
    23
    21
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    UV 1 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 2025)
    Time
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    07:00
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    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
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    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
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    15°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
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    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
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    16°
    18°
    17°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    21
    23
    25
    25
    23
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
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    79%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
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    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    18
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    21
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    16
    NNE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    22
    19
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    74%
    67%
    58%
    56%
    57%
    65%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    N
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    E
    8
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    71%
    73%
    65%
    56%
    50%
    57%
    70%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Sheerness tidal station which is 2.6 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:

    Cloudy start Saturday, then dry with sunny spells.

    Today:

    A cloudy start to the day, gradually lifting to reveal some good spells of sunshine by the afternoon. Winds will remain light, with temperatures staying close to the seasonal norm Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mist and fog patches developing in prone rural spots with cloud making inroads from the coast through the early hours. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another cloudy start, especially in coastal regions, likely burning away quicker than Saturday to see plenty of sunshine. Temperatures close to average. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Settled conditions expected through the period with cloudy mornings gradually turning to sunny afternoons. Coastal areas may remain cloudy with the odd spot of drizzle possible. Temperatures close to average.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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