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Clacton - Martello Tower (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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.2m) at

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    6 day forecast for Clacton - Martello Tower (Beach)

    Tomorrow (20 December 2025)
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    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
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    20%
    10%
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    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    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
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
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    07:00
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    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    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
    Tuesday (23 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
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    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 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    23
    22
    24
    24
    25
    27
    28
    28
    30
    29
    30
    31
    33
    33
    35
    35
    37
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    30
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    65%
    68%
    74%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    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
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Clacton-On-Sea tidal station which is 1.2 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:

    Dry with clear or sunny spells. Chance of overnight fog.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry night with long clear spells allowing temperatures to fall with a risk of frost and fog, mainly in rural spots. Winds becoming light. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Any overnight fog will slowly clear, leaving a dry day with some sunshine. Increasing cloud brings a risk of rain to parts of Essex in the afternoon, this mostly light. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Generally cloudy Sunday, with some rain and drizzle likely. Turning drier overnight, but probably remaining mostly cloudy for Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures slightly below normal.

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