Frinton-on-Sea (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.
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 (3.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Frinton-on-Sea (Beach)

    Today (9 May 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    19
    19
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    58%
    54%
    52%
    47%
    45%
    45%
    48%
    53%
    59%
    65%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    UV 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 May 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 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)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    21
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    60%
    64%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ENE
    14
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    78%
    68%
    58%
    54%
    52%
    60%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    13
    15
    15
    16
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 May 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    E
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    12
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    15
    20
    21
    21
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    78%
    73%
    63%
    59%
    56%
    63%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    8
    10
    12
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    13
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    21
    24
    22
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    68%
    56%
    53%
    47%
    56%
    73%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    13
    15
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    9°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    19
    21
    20
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    85%
    78%
    59%
    43%
    42%
    48%
    70%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (15 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    8°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    15
    18
    19
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    81%
    60%
    48%
    44%
    53%
    71%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		– – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		– – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		– – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (16 May 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%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    8°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    90%
    84%
    63%
    48%
    44%
    53%
    72%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Walton-On-The-Naze 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.

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A fine day with plenty of sunshine.

    Today:

    Perhaps some low cloud, mist or hill fog at first, particularly towards the coast. This will quickly clear in the morning to leave a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Light to moderate winds expected. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with some good spells of sunshine through the evening. Clear skies overnight, but temperatures should remain above freezing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    A warm and sunny day, with light winds at first. Winds strengthening through the day to become moderate with some blustery gusts along the coast. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Largely settled and dry through the period, with good spells of sunshine. Some showers possible on Tuesday, particularly in the west of the region.

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