Margate - Fulsam Rock (Beach) (Kent) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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 (4 February 2026)
    Time
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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 Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    24
    E
    25
    E
    25
    E
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    21
    21
    21
    24
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    31
    34
    34
    34
    35
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    37
    37
    37
    36
    36
    35
    33
    32
    30
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    26
    24
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    13
    12
    11
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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:

    Rain clearing, drier and eventually brighter Wednesday.

    Today:

    Mainly dry, with any remaining rain and low cloud gradually dispersing to leave a mainly fine afternoon with some sunny intervals. Feeling cooler in exposure to the easterly wind. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry start, before becoming overcast with a band of rain and drizzle bringing low cloud across the region by the morning. Winds light and variable but breezy along the coast. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Further periods of rain and drizzle making gradual and erratic progress northwards in this period, with low cloud and fog patches. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Further periods of rain making gradual and erratic progress northwards in this period. Temperatures near normal, with fog patches. Breezy along the coast.

    Updated:

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