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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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.1m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Brightlingsea (Beach)

    Today (4 February 2026)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    4
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    13
    16
    19
    20
    20
    20
    22
    23
    25
    24
    25
    26
    28
    30
    32
    33
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    9
    11
    12
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    33
    32
    34
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 February 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    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
    Sunday (8 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    97%
    95%
    88%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 February 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 Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    16
    20
    21
    20
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    86%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 4 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 5 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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:

    Overnight rain clearing. Drier and eventually brighter Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Wet into the evening, with some heavier spells of rain. This rain will edge northwards later in the night, leaving drier and clearer spells in its wake. Temperatures dipping to perhaps allow local rural frost in prone spots by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mainly dry, with any remaining rain and low cloud gradually dispersing to leave a mainly fine afternoon with some sunny intervals. Feeling cooler in exposure to the easterly wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Further periods of rain making gradual and erratic progress northwards in this period. Temperatures near normal, with overnight frosts limited by the breeze and unsettled conditions.

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