Botany Bay (Broadstairs) (Kent) weather

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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

Tide: Next high tide (4.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (7 March 2026)
    Time
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog
    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)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    9
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    97%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    Monday (9 March 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 Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Fog Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    VP
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    17
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    10
    12
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    31
    34
    36
    31
    32
    33
    33
    33
    31
    30
    27
    26
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    19
    SW
    25
    SW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    31
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    27
    33
    39
    41
    41
    44
    45
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    25
    28
    29
    28
    31
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.5
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    27
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    38
    35
    33
    31
    29
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    74%
    72%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 1pm Saturday
    Updated 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 7 Mar 2026
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Patchy light rain and drizzle for western areas.

    Today:

    Generally overcast, with early hill fog gradually lifting, although limited bright or sunny intervals may eventually develop for eastern areas. The cloud will be thick enough to bring patchy light rain and drizzle at times, most likely across western areas. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Predominantly dry and overcast, with hill fog gradually developing. However, some clear intervals may occur across eastern areas, whilst further west there is a chance of occasional patchy light rain. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mainly dry and overcast at first, with hill fog. Through the day brighter conditions gradually develop, and sunny spells develop for many areas leading to above average temperatures occurring. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday overcast with patchy drizzle and early hill fog. Tuesday becoming brighter with perhaps showers arriving. Wednesday breezy with sunshine and scattered showers. Temperatures close to or slightly above average.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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