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 by lunchtime.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Minster Leas (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
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    16:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 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 Partly cloudy night Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    18
    21
    22
    20
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    87%
    85%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    WSW
    6
    NW
    7
    N
    8
    E
    10
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    12
    17
    21
    21
    19
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    76%
    72%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    6
    7
    8
    10
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    3
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NNE
    13
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    15
    20
    23
    23
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    74%
    63%
    57%
    62%
    60%
    64%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    69%
    69%
    62%
    52%
    49%
    54%
    63%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    17
    19
    19
    18
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    76%
    76%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    70%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    85%
    73%
    67%
    63%
    63%
    70%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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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    Headline:

    Fine with warm sunshine after early cloud clears.

    Today:

    Initially cloudy and misty, but brightening up for most to a fine, warm day with lengthy sunny periods. The warmth perhaps tempered in the north and east by the breeze. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    A fine evening for most, with some warm evening sunshine. Cloud increasing from the east again overnight, though perhaps starting to break by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Monday:

    Patchy cloud to start, but soon becoming clear, sunny and warm. Patchy cloud with isolated heavy, perhaps thundery showers developing to the northwest through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Fine and warm after early cloud clears each day. A chance of showers Tuesday, but dry thereafter, with sunshine becoming hazy toward the end of the week. Cooler on coasts.

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