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

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Forecast days

Overcast.
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 - Thorpe Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 March 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    45
    45
    46
    46
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    26
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    50%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SW
    23
    WSW
    20
    W
    17
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    46
    46
    43
    40
    31
    25
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    20
    17
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    66%
    62%
    55%
    49%
    46%
    44%
    46%
    53%
    59%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    20
    17
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night 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%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    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
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    77%
    71%
    62%
    55%
    54%
    51%
    47%
    46%
    56%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    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)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    16
    19
    24
    27
    28
    31
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    33
    32
    29
    28
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    67%
    61%
    58%
    59%
    63%
    66%
    71%
    77%
    83%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    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
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    11
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    24
    23
    24
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    75%
    67%
    59%
    54%
    47%
    44%
    46%
    47%
    51%
    61%
    67%
    72%
    76%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    14
    14
    14
    17
    19
    19
    19
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    26
    31
    31
    28
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    83%
    71%
    68%
    75%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    15
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    19
    19
    18
    14
    2
    2
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    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)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    12
    17
    19
    19
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    90%
    91%
    78%
    60%
    57%
    75%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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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    Headline:

    Windy overnight, heavy rain clearing. Colder, brighter and breezy Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Turning wet overnight, as a band of heavy rain and gusty winds moves southeast across the region. Clearer, drier conditions will follow by dawn, with winds easing. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    A mostly dry day with variable cloud and some bright or sunny spells, although isolated showers are also possible. Chilly, despite lighter winds than on Thursday. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright spells and light winds Saturday. Mostly dry, perhaps isolated showers. Dry start Sunday, before rain spreads east later. Chilly overnight with isolated showers. Breezy Monday. Dry start, evening rain.

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