Clacton - Martello Tower (Beach) (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
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 Clacton - Martello Tower (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    32
    30
    29
    27
    26
    26
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    19
    21
    24
    27
    30
    32
    33
    33
    31
    30
    30
    28
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    74%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    28
    34
    38
    39
    35
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    80%
    68%
    67%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    17
    21
    22
    22
    21
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.5
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    31
    32
    31
    25
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    83%
    67%
    47%
    48%
    61%
    72%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    23
    24
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    84%
    83%
    62%
    49%
    49%
    61%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    13
    14
    13
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.1
    0.2
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    17
    22
    24
    23
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    90%
    92%
    78%
    66%
    63%
    74%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    12
    13
    14
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    17
    19
    21
    20
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    91%
    81%
    70%
    68%
    77%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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:

    Sunny spells and occasional heavy showers. Gusty winds.

    Today:

    Sunny spells but also a fair amount of cloud, along with occasional showers. These heavy and blustery at times, especially through the afternoon. The odd rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. Breezy with occasional strong gusts. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers will continue through the evening, but gradually becoming more isolated with most parts dry by the early hours of Tuesday. Winds easing inland, but staying breezy along coasts. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mostly fine and sunny start. Cloud then building with the odd shower possible. More extensive cloud and heavier showers, with a risk of thunder, spreading east during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Windy, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast early Wednesday, clearing to heavy, potentially thundery showers. Further heavy showers early Thursday, with sunny spells and isolated showers following. Drier Friday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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