Dovercourt Bay (Beach) (Essex) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Fri 7 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:27

Sunset: 20:34

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:
Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (3.4m) at 06:30

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M Pollen

Fri 7 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Sat 8 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:28

Sunset: 20:32

Sunny.

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L Pollution

M Pollen

Sat 8 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Sun 9 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:30

Sunset: 20:30

Sunny.

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M Pollution

H Pollen

Sun 9 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius;
Mon 10 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:31

Sunset: 20:28

Sunny.

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M Pollen

Mon 10 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius;
Tue 11 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:33

Sunset: 20:26

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 11 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius;
Wed 12 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:35

Sunset: 20:24

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 12 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius;
Thu 13 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:36

Sunset: 20:22

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 13 Aug

Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (3.4m) at 06:30

Sunrise: 05:27

Sunset: 20:34

H UV

L Pollution

M Pollen

7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

Today (7 August 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	17°	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	19°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	15°	17°	19°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 7	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	N 5	NNE 4	ENE 4	ESE 5	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11
Wind gust (mph)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	13	15	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	15	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	66%	68%	71%	70%	71%	69%	64%	59%	59%	59%	59%	58%	60%	61%	60%	59%	61%	62%	63%	62%	62%	61%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	7	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	7	9	11	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	11
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	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	2	2	2
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (8 August 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	17°	19°	20°	22°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	20°	20°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	17°	19°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 13	SE 14	SE 15	SE 16	SE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 13
Wind gust (mph)	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	17	18	19	19	20	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	22	21	19	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	61%	61%	63%	64%	65%	64%	65%	65%	64%	64%	64%	64%	65%	64%	65%	63%	63%	65%	65%	65%	66%	69%	72%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	11	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	14
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (9 August 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	19°	21°	22°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	17°	17°	16°	16°	19°	21°	23°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	24°	23°	21°	21°	20°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 11	SSW 9	SW 7	WSW 7	WSW 6	SW 6	S 5	SSE 6	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 13	SE 13	SSW 13	NW 11	NNW 11
Wind gust (mph)	16	15	13	12	11	9	9	9	8	9	12	16	17	18	18	20	19	20	22	20	19	19	18	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	75%	76%	77%	79%	78%	78%	77%	76%	74%	74%	74%	77%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	75%	74%	71%	70%	69%	69%	69%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	13	13	11	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	10	11	11	11	13	11	13	13	13	13	13	11
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (10 August 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	18°	19°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	19°	19°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	19°	18°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	17°	18°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	20°	19°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 10	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNE 10	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	E 13	E 11
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	21	20	20	18	17	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	70%	68%	68%	70%	72%	74%	75%	76%	73%	67%	64%	62%	63%	65%	66%	71%	72%	74%	72%	73%	72%	72%	71%	71%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	6	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (11 August 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	–
Temperature (°C)	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	19°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	17°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	24
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	–
Humidity	71%	72%	73%	74%	74%	72%	72%	71%	70%	69%	69%	69%	68%	68%	68%	68%	68%	68%	69%	71%	73%	74%	74%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	6	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (12 August 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	–	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	19°	18°	19°	22°	23°	24°	22°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	16°	17°	16°	17°	21°	23°	23°	21°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 11
Wind gust (mph)	–	21	21	21	19	20	19	17	16
Visibility (description)	–	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	75%	75%	74%	74%	74%	73%	73%	74%	76%
UV		-	-	1	5	6	3	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	13	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore			–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Thursday (13 August 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	20°	19°	20°	23°	25°	26°	24°	22°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	18°	19°	23°	26°	26°	25°	21°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 10	S 10	NW 9	WSW 9	S 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wind gust (mph)	14	12	13	13	15	15	15	15
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	80%	81%	76%	75%	72%	74%	81%
UV	-	-	1	4	6	3	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–