Botany Bay (Broadstairs) (Kent) 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 partly 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

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    8 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (12 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    E
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    16
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    19
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    18
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NNE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    22
    24
    27
    30
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    18
    21
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    19
    N
    19
    N
    17
    NNE
    16
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    19
    NNE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    24
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    17
    16
    14
    16
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NNE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    20
    17
    18
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    13
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    14
    11
    13
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Heavy scattered showers and sunny spells.

    Today:

    Largely dry this morning with sunny spells. Cloud will increase later with heavy showers developing this afternoon. Showers will be heavy in places with a risk of thunderstorms, but some places will remain dry. Very warm and humid. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers will continue for a time this evening before gradually fading with clearing skies. Staying mild overnight. Patchy fog possible by morning under the clearest skies. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Tuesday:

    It will be dry and very warm with blue skies on Tuesday. Feeling less humid than on previous days with a gentle breeze. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Dry, warm and largely sunny over the next few days. Mild nights at first, but cooler nights later in the week. Light winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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