Southend - Three Shells (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 heavy rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (4.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southend - Three Shells (Beach)

    Today (3 September 2025)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
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    10%
    10%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    18°
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    19°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
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    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
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    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    41
    42
    42
    41
    39
    41
    41
    42
    41
    36
    34
    30
    26
    24
    24
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    UV 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    60%
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    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
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    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    21
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    24
    26
    29
    28
    30
    32
    33
    32
    30
    27
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    67%
    58%
    55%
    54%
    52%
    53%
    54%
    58%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    07:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
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    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    14
    19
    18
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    80%
    86%
    90%
    67%
    41%
    41%
    55%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    2
    4
    3
    3
    2
    3
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
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    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    13°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    4
    SW
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    6
    13
    20
    23
    23
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    88%
    90%
    68%
    51%
    44%
    66%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    6
    10
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    2
    2
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    23
    23
    23
    22
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    77%
    74%
    67%
    69%
    77%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 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 Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    14
    19
    21
    22
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    92%
    83%
    67%
    62%
    66%
    80%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    11
    14
    14
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (9 September 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
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    18
    23
    25
    24
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    88%
    78%
    65%
    58%
    68%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.1 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:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and strong winds.

    Today:

    A wet and windy day. Low cloud and rain moving in during the morning, turning heavy and persistent at times. This mostly clearing by the afternoon, leaving behind a risk of scattered, heavy showers. Gales possible along the coast. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers dying away through the evening and the winds easing. Then a generally dry night with some clear spells. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Thursday:

    Unsettled with a mix of sunny spells and showers, possibly heavy at times. These may be more frequent in the morning, and clear away by the evening. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier and more settled on Friday and Saturday with good spells of sunshine, though the odd shower is possible. Outbreaks of rain likely on Sunday with winds strengthening.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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