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Brightlingsea (Beach) (Essex) 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 early evening.
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 (5.0m) at

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No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Brightlingsea (Beach)

Today (22 October 2025)
Time
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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
<5%
<5%
20%
60%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed
SSW
5
S
6
S
6
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
8
SE
9
SE
10
ESE
12
ESE
14
Wind gust (mph)
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
14
18
22
25
Visibility
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
P
P
Humidity
82%
78%
77%
77%
82%
83%
84%
85%
86%
91%
93%
UV 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
60%
60%
70%
80%
90%
80%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
16
ESE
16
ESE
16
ESE
15
SW
16
W
18
W
19
W
19
W
19
W
20
WNW
22
WNW
24
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
24
WNW
24
WNW
24
W
23
W
23
W
22
Wind gust (mph)
26
28
28
26
27
26
28
31
33
34
35
37
39
42
42
42
43
42
42
42
42
40
39
38
Visibility (description)
P
M
M
M
G
M
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
95%
95%
94%
92%
91%
92%
92%
91%
88%
87%
88%
87%
83%
82%
76%
78%
77%
75%
75%
76%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
19
20
21
22
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
24
23
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
21
W
20
W
20
W
19
W
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
38
36
35
33
33
32
33
33
33
34
37
38
37
38
37
36
31
28
29
28
29
28
27
26
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
76%
76%
76%
77%
78%
78%
80%
79%
82%
77%
75%
68%
65%
62%
61%
61%
63%
69%
73%
76%
77%
78%
80%
84%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
15
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
25
25
25
27
25
24
25
22
24
26
28
28
29
30
30
29
26
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
85%
85%
87%
88%
89%
88%
87%
86%
84%
82%
75%
73%
68%
68%
68%
67%
67%
71%
73%
74%
76%
77%
77%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
12
WNW
13
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
14
W
13
W
13
W
12
W
12
WSW
12
WSW
13
WSW
13
W
13
WSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
27
28
29
30
29
29
27
25
24
23
23
22
23
22
23
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
77%
78%
79%
81%
81%
81%
82%
81%
81%
77%
73%
66%
64%
63%
59%
60%
63%
70%
74%
80%
82%
84%
86%
89%
89%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
20%
10%
30%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
W
15
W
14
W
15
W
17
W
16
W
14
W
13
Wind gust (mph)
25
23
25
27
26
21
22
23
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
88%
90%
89%
85%
75%
75%
82%
84%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
17
16
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
11°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
15
WSW
13
WSW
11
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
22
20
20
25
23
18
16
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
87%
86%
82%
73%
71%
82%
85%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Brightlingsea tidal station which is 0.7 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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East of England weather forecast

Headline:

More settled on Wednesday with most parts dry.

Today:

Early fog perhaps slow to clear. A fine day follows, with sunny intervals and variable cloud, although high cloud will thicken from the southwest through the afternoon, most parts will stay dry during daylight hours. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud will thicken from the south, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northwards affecting all parts before midnight. Light winds at first but strengthening later. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Cloudy with heavy rain and strong winds through the morning. Turning drier from the west with sunny spells developing. Winds easing a little through the evening. Turning colder. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Occasional showers and strong winds on Friday. Perhaps sunnier Saturday, especially inland. Strong winds and coastal gales at times. Heavy rain at times on Sunday. Temperatures below average.

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