Botany Bay (Broadstairs) (Kent) weather

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Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    8 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    UV 2 3 4 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 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 Sunny day Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast
    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)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    N
    10
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    18
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    21
    N
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    13
    11
    14
    16
    21
    23
    24
    28
    30
    30
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    70%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    10
    7
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    21
    22
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    N
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    15
    NE
    12
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    24
    21
    16
    12
    14
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    18
    15
    12
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    18
    15
    14
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    23
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    14
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    8
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    80%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    13
    13
    14
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    NNE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    16
    11
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 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 intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    9
    11
    11
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    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

    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.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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?

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    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells and some low cloud at first.

    Today:

    Dry with low cloud at first, becoming confined to the east coast through the morning. Then a fine, dry day with sunny spells. Light to moderate northeasterly winds expected. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry and sunny at first, with patchy cloud soon developing. Low cloud likely to form and spread in from the northeast overnight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Friday:

    Any low cloud quickly clearing to leave a fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine. Brisk northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Generally dry but cloudy, with sunny spells and outbreaks of patchy drizzle at times. Low cloud, mist and hill fog likely during the nights, but clearing during the day.

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