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

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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 (8 July 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    15
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    26
    24
    22
    20
    17
    15
    12
    12
    15
    18
    19
    18
    17
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    69%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    53%
    55%
    61%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    UV 1 1 2 4 6 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    20
    19
    17
    15
    13
    11
    9
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    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)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NE
    7
    S
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    13
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 8 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    18°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    23°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    19°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    22°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    4
    E
    6
    ESE
    8
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    14
    16
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 6 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    4
    6
    8
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 July 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    18°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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)
    17°
    17°
    18°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    23°
    24°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    12
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Monday (14 July 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    19°
    22°
    25°
    25°
    23°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    19°
    22°
    25°
    25°
    22°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    14
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    80%
    78%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 11 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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
    News

    Warming up, with another heatwave on the way for some

    Things will warm up this week, with heatwave criteria being reached in parts of the UK by the end of the week.

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    Forecast for 06:00, Tue
    Updated 03:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 8 Jul 2025

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Temperatures slowly rising this week becoming hot by the weekend.

    Today:

    A cool start, but fine for most with warm sunny spells developing. Eastern parts may be a little cloudier and breezier, perhaps with the odd fleeting light shower at first. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mostly clear overnight with light winds, perhaps the odd patch of low cloud near the coast and some high cloud moving into the west by dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy in the west through the morning but staying dry. Fine further east with warm sunshine spreading to all parts through the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Temperatures increasing in fine and often sunny weather. Winds will fall light with potential for very warm and humid conditions before the weekend. Early coastal mist patches will be short-lived.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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