Southend - Thorpe Bay (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

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Forecast days

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Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

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    8 day forecast for Southend - Thorpe Bay (Beach)

    Today (29 April 2025)
    Time
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    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    17
    20
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    18
    16
    13
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    73%
    64%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    53%
    52%
    51%
    54%
    58%
    66%
    76%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    UV 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    5
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    7
    6
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 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 Clear night Clear night 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 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°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    ENE
    3
    E
    4
    E
    5
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    8
    9
    11
    15
    17
    18
    20
    22
    22
    21
    19
    15
    13
    12
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    84%
    75%
    66%
    58%
    51%
    43%
    42%
    43%
    44%
    47%
    56%
    65%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    7
    6
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    19°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    18°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    2
    E
    5
    E
    9
    ESE
    12
    SE
    10
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    5
    10
    19
    23
    22
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    85%
    57%
    40%
    40%
    48%
    59%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    5
    9
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    10
    SW
    10
    S
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    15
    19
    23
    24
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    76%
    77%
    63%
    50%
    51%
    69%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    8
    10
    10
    12
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    13
    18
    20
    22
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    86%
    67%
    57%
    57%
    63%
    70%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.3
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    25
    25
    26
    25
    22
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    77%
    59%
    52%
    52%
    55%
    66%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    12
    13
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    17
    18
    18
    17
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    71%
    59%
    54%
    49%
    54%
    68%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    8
    NNE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    13
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    83%
    77%
    61%
    55%
    53%
    58%
    72%
    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

    Tuesday 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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 Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.0 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:

    Plenty of sunshine, feeling warm or very warm.

    Today:

    A fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine, perhaps a touch hazy with scattered high level cloud. Feeling warm or very warm, although perhaps a touch cooler along the coast. Gentle winds. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    A largely clear night ahead, staying dry. Mostly a mild night, however in low lying rural areas turning chilly. Possible, isolated mist of fog patches in the cool valleys. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another dry and sunny day with light winds. Feeling very warm, although cooler towards the coast. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Very warm Thursday with prolonged sunshine. Temperatures trending downwards from Friday with isolated showers possible Friday with more cloud then earlier in the week, although still plenty of sunny spells.

    Updated:

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