Margate - Fulsam Rock (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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Margate - Fulsam Rock (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2026)
    Time
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    08:00
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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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    12
    WNW
    16
    NW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    17
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    16
    20
    24
    27
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    17
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    10
    12
    16
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    22
    24
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    33
    35
    36
    36
    36
    35
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    68%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 April 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    19
    21
    20
    21
    25
    26
    30
    33
    35
    36
    37
    37
    36
    35
    35
    36
    38
    39
    40
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    18
    20
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    24
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    40
    37
    35
    31
    30
    27
    27
    27
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    28
    26
    26
    23
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    64%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    57%
    57%
    59%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    64%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    11
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    11
    15
    18
    19
    20
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    7
    6
    11
    13
    12
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    10
    9
    9
    9
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    19
    S
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    25
    28
    28
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Margate tidal station which is 0.7 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Outbreaks of rain developing into the evening

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a mostly dry start, outbreaks of rain will develop later into the evening as a weakening band of rain moves southeastwards across the region. Becoming mostly dry towards dawn with perhaps a few clearer spells developing Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy with some light rain or drizzle early morning, especially in Kent. Becoming dry with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells. Feeling cooler compared to previous days. Light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Unsettled with an increasing likelihood of wet and windy conditions on Friday and into the weekend. Drier, brighter and windy on Sunday. Feeling cooler.

    Updated:

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