Leysdown-on-Sea (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 overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Leysdown-on-Sea (Beach)

    Today (16 May 2025)
    Time
    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 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    N
    11
    N
    13
    N
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    20
    19
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    82%
    72%
    55%
    47%
    53%
    52%
    44%
    53%
    59%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    73%
    75%
    UV 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    10
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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 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)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    5
    NE
    3
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    11
    9
    7
    6
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    67%
    64%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    59%
    64%
    73%
    84%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 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 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    15
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    88%
    77%
    65%
    52%
    56%
    71%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    9
    9
    8
    8
    11
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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 Partly cloudy 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°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    19
    23
    24
    23
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    75%
    64%
    56%
    59%
    72%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    9
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    23
    23
    20
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    80%
    61%
    48%
    48%
    55%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    14
    18
    19
    17
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    78%
    59%
    44%
    40%
    44%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    14
    16
    18
    17
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    83%
    75%
    60%
    47%
    43%
    52%
    69%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    16
    22
    23
    20
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    86%
    82%
    65%
    56%
    59%
    66%
    80%
    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

    Friday 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 Whitstable Approaches tidal station which is 5.6 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 and dry with plenty of sunshine.

    Today:

    Any low cloud quickly breaking up after dawn to leave another fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine. Generally light winds, through brisk along the coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Starting fine with plenty of late evening sunshine. Overcast skies developing overnight, with areas of low cloud expected to spread in from the coast. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Saturday:

    The cloud breaking up and clearing through the morning to give good spells of sunshine. Further low cloud developing overnight. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Generally dry with good spells of sunshine during the days, and low cloud spreading in from the coast overnight. Showers possible on Tuesday with locally fresh winds along the coast.

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