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

Sunny changing to cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (1 May 2026)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    W
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    5
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    WNW
    16
    NW
    15
    WNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    22
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    26
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    24
    22
    21
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 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 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    N
    16
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    25
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    2°
    3°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    70%
    73%
    71%
    60%
    58%
    55%
    56%
    59%
    UV - - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    6°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    2°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    63%
    65%
    71%
    59%
    55%
    54%
    56%
    61%
    UV - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 explained

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    Forecast for 2pm Friday
    Updated 11:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 1 May 2026
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    Headline:

    Fine and very warm much of Friday, with rain later.

    Today:

    Another fine start and soon feeling very warm in the sunshine. Cloudier conditions developing through the afternoon, with perhaps some rain or showers making gradual inroads from the west later, perhaps culminating in some thundery showers locally. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any rain or thundery showers will soon clear eastwards, leaving a mostly dry night. Variable cloud overnight and mild, with a few mist or fog patches possible by dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Saturday:

    Variable cloud and sunny spells are expected on Saturday. Isolated showers are possible during the day, but many places dry, with rain or thundery showers perhaps developing more widely later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    More unsettled than recently, with rain or showers, some thundery. Gradually turning cooler. More sunny spells from Monday, but still also showers, these becoming lighter and further between on Tuesday.

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