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

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (6.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Minster Leas (Beach)

    Today (1 May 2025)
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    Weather symbols 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
    10°
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    21°
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    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
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    24°
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    24°
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    25°
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    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    E
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    7
    9
    12
    14
    16
    19
    20
    21
    20
    20
    18
    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    64%
    57%
    62%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    NW
    9
    NE
    12
    E
    16
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    14
    19
    23
    23
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    84%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    12
    16
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    2
    6
    2
    2
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    20
    NE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    16
    18
    20
    20
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    11
    11
    13
    14
    16
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    1.0
    1.0
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    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%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NE
    18
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    22
    NE
    24
    NNE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    27
    30
    33
    33
    30
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
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    63%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    UV - - 1 3 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    18
    20
    22
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
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    10%
    <5%
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    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    NNE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    31
    32
    31
    31
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    74%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    UV - - 1 3 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
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    10:00
    13:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    24
    25
    26
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    73%
    69%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    14
    14
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    24
    25
    23
    22
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    81%
    75%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    13
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    75%
    72%
    73%
    70%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with plenty of sunshine. Very warm, with light winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a fine end to the day, it will remain dry with clear skies overnight. Turning locally chilly in some low-lying rural areas, with light winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Largely dry, sunny and very warm or locally hot on Thursday with light winds. There is the small chance of a few isolated showers, locally heavy, developing in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Largely dry with sunny spells Friday. Chance of some isolated showers. Staying fine and dry, with sunny spells over the weekend. However, feeling cooler compared to recent days. Breezy.

    Updated:

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