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 cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (23 May 2025)
    Time
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    11:00
    12:00
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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 Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
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    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    SW
    9
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    14
    14
    13
    14
    17
    22
    27
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    57%
    55%
    55%
    57%
    60%
    63%
    61%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    UV 1 2 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    11
    9
    7
    6
    7
    11
    15
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    25
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    5
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    WSW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    WNW
    18
    W
    20
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    31
    32
    32
    34
    32
    32
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    85%
    74%
    61%
    54%
    54%
    59%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    6
    5
    5
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    26
    32
    35
    35
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    75%
    75%
    63%
    66%
    66%
    71%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    21
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    30
    27
    25
    25
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    83%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    21
    19
    18
    16
    17
    19
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    25
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    20
    20
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    88%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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:

    Fine and dry with warm sunny spells. Cooler on coasts.

    Today:

    Early mist and fog patches will soon clear to give another fine day with sunny spells. Chance of an isolated shower. Warm inland but cooler along coasts due to a developing sea breeze. Sunshine turning increasingly hazy in the evening. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud will thicken from the west to bring outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, overnight. Extensive low cloud and hill fog developing. Breezy and much milder than Thursday night. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, clearing eastwards during the morning. Becoming brighter with showers in the afternoon. Feeling warm. Breezy. Further rain and strong winds arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Early rain clearing to leave a mixture of sunny spells and showers Sunday. Drier and brighter Monday. Further rain or showers are likely on Tuesday. Often windy. Temperatures near normal.

    Updated:

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