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 intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
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    17:00
    18:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    38
    39
    39
    38
    36
    33
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    21
    S
    19
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    24
    26
    30
    33
    32
    33
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    14
    16
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    25
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    29
    37
    42
    41
    42
    38
    33
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    22
    26
    27
    28
    25
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.9
    0.9
    1.7
    1.4
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    4
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    24
    28
    34
    36
    31
    33
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    84%
    78%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    17
    18
    22
    23
    22
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    78%
    67%
    59%
    59%
    66%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    16
    18
    17
    15
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    12
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    18
    16
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    18
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    13
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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:

    Sunny spells and occasional heavy showers. Gusty winds.

    Today:

    Sunny spells but also a fair amount of cloud, along with occasional showers. These heavy and blustery at times and the odd rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. Rather windy, especially along English Channel coasts, with occasional strong gusts. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers gradually becoming restricted to English Channel coastal areas, with most inland areas dry by the early hours of Tuesday. Winds also easing inland, but staying breezy along coasts. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Brighter spells and showers at first. Cloud and rain then spreading east through the morning, breaking up into heavy and potentially thundery showers by the afternoon. Breezy along southern coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Windy, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast early Wednesday, clearing to heavy, potentially thundery showers. Further heavy showers early Thursday, with sunny spells and isolated showers following. Drier Friday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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