Brightlingsea (Beach) (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Brightlingsea (Beach)

    Today (1 July 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    31°
    29°
    27°
    25°
    22°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    31°
    29°
    27°
    24°
    22°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    19
    17
    14
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    52%
    56%
    62%
    67%
    75%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    N
    6
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    17
    19
    18
    19
    20
    17
    19
    21
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    78%
    64%
    48%
    45%
    45%
    45%
    44%
    44%
    50%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    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
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    12°
    14°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    11°
    13°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    WSW
    8
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    16
    17
    21
    25
    22
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    56%
    58%
    73%
    67%
    41%
    39%
    40%
    50%
    57%
    UV - - 1 1 6 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    6
    6
    5
    8
    12
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    16°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    15
    23
    25
    25
    22
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    76%
    66%
    42%
    36%
    36%
    40%
    42%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    8
    11
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    24
    28
    29
    30
    26
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    54%
    64%
    63%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    63%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    13
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    19
    20
    21
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    86%
    77%
    66%
    59%
    63%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    23
    25
    25
    23
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    87%
    84%
    73%
    57%
    51%
    55%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea 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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Another warm, humid night, becoming fresher Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud increasing from the north during the evening, but staying largely dry overnight, before perhaps some heavy showers develop in the southeast around dawn. Another warm and humid night. Minimum temperature 17 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A cloudy start across the region with thundery rain possibly affecting parts of Suffolk for a time. Brighter and mostly dry in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine, feeling fresher. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Thursday brings a fine day with plenty of dry and sunny weather. Another fine day of Friday with hazy sunshine. Turning unsettled on Saturday with cloud, wind, and occasional rain.

    Updated:

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