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Dover Harbour (Beach) (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

Clear changing to overcast in the afternoon.
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

Tide: Next high tide (6.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dover Harbour (Beach)

    Today (27 December 2025)
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    ENE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    25
    NE
    26
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    31
    34
    37
    37
    36
    35
    34
    34
    34
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    25
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    62%
    60%
    66%
    73%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (28 December 2025)
    Time
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    01:00
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    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 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 Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    NNE
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    79%
    80%
    73%
    74%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 0.3 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:

    Dry overnight. Becoming cloudier later Saturday. Rather windy, feeling chilly.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining dry overnight. Largely cloudy for north-western parts but clear spells likely for more eastern and southern areas. This could lead to a slight frost in sheltered spots. A brisk breeze persisting, strong around coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    Dry on Saturday, with early sunny spells for some gradually giving way to more cloudy conditions from the north. Risk of isolated light showers later. Rather windy, especially on coasts. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mostly dry through this period and cloudy at first. Perhaps becoming a little brighter with risk of overnight fog. Coastal showers possible later. Winds gradually easing, becoming generally light. Chilly.

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