Southend - Three Shells (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.
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

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    7 day forecast for Southend - Three Shells (Beach)

    Today (11 January 2026)
    Time
    11:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    32
    34
    37
    38
    38
    40
    41
    41
    40
    39
    36
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    85%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    97%
    96%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    28
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    18
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    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
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    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
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    5
    5
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    89%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    14
    15
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    8
    10
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    6
    2
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    9
    7
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    89%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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 17 January

    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:

    Sunday, turning less cold with rain arriving. Windy.

    Today:

    Cloud thickening with outbreaks of rain spreading east, these occasionally heavy and perhaps wintry at first. Becoming windy, especially along the east coasts, and gradually turning milder from the west. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain will clear away east to leave mostly dry conditions. Remaining breezy overnight with clear periods developing. Less cold than of late. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    Rather windy with showers spreading from the west after a mostly dry, bright start. The showers locally heavy. Milder than recently. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Milder than of late, and unsettled through this period. Breezy at times with outbreaks of rain or showers, but also some sunny spells likely in-between. Likely drier on Wednesday.

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