Dovercourt Bay (Beach) (Essex) 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

  • 6 -1
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
    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

    Tide: Next high tide (3.2m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
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

Tide: Next high tide (3.2m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (25 January 2025)
    Time
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    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
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    18
    16
    13
    9
    8
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    73%
    70%
    69%
    73%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    UV
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 January 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    20
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    31
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    30
    S
    28
    S
    25
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    19
    19
    23
    25
    30
    34
    35
    36
    41
    47
    50
    49
    45
    43
    40
    37
    40
    45
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Heavy shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    28
    SSW
    28
    SW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    51
    45
    41
    47
    49
    50
    49
    47
    Visibility (description)
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    2.1
    1.3
    0.9
    1.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    6
    5
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower day
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    19
    SW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    48
    44
    43
    38
    32
    31
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    1.3
    0.8
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    SW
    12
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    24
    22
    23
    24
    24
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    12
    ENE
    11
    SE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    85%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 27 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 27 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 27 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 27 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 28 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 28 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 28 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 28 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 29 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 29 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 29 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 29 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 30 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 30 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 30 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 30 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 31 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 31 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 31 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 31 January

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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:

    Mainly dry and sunny. Feeling rather cold.

    Today:

    Early cloud and outbreaks of rain will quickly clear away east. Then dry and largely sunny conditions will follow. Breezy at first in places, especially along the north Norfolk coast, but through today the wind will ease. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with often large amounts of cloud, but also clear periods allowing a slight frost to develop in places. Light winds. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Sunday:

    After a dry, sunny and chilly start cloudy will gradually increase through the morning. Then wet and windy conditions will spread east with a risk of coastal gales developing. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Staying unsettled with spells of rain or showers each day, these often heavy. Windy at times as well, potentially very windy Monday. Temperatures will be close to average.

    Updated:

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