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 cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (2 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    NE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    12
    ESE
    15
    E
    17
    E
    17
    ESE
    15
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    19
    22
    24
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    UV 2 4 5 6 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    7
    8
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    12
    15
    17
    17
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    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 Light rain 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    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
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    17
    18
    18
    23
    22
    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
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    17
    N
    16
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    22
    25
    25
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    19
    20
    20
    18
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    60%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    4°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    9°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    58%
    59%
    60%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 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 day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    9°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    6°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    67%
    70%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    65%
    68%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 explained
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    Forecast for 10am Saturday
    Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 2 May 2026
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    Headline:

    Mainly fine Saturday, evening rain.

    Today:

    Mainly fine, with some warm sunny spells and light winds, although cloud amounts generally increasing with rain and showers spreading northwards. Possible rumble of thunder in the southeast by mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudier overnight as band of rain, occasionally heavy, moves northwards through the region, this clears from the south by the morning. Light easterly winds but breezy along the coast Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Sunday:

    A dry start becoming cloudy with showers develop during the afternoon, some of which could be heavy at times. A breezy southeasterly wind will veer northwesterly later. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Bank holiday Monday, cloudier than recently, with some rain or showers. Tuesday and Wednesday will see sunshine and showers. Breezy along the coast. Feeling a little cooler than of late.

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