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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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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 (3.6m) at

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

    Tomorrow (18 September 2025)
    Time
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    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
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    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    Visibility
    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
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 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)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    16
    14
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    61%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    66%
    73%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    12
    15
    15
    14
    15
    19
    20
    18
    21
    27
    26
    24
    23
    23
    24
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    78%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    5
    8
    10
    7
    5
    2
    5
    8
    10
    8
    5
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    24
    22
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    78%
    74%
    68%
    64%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    9
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    20
    25
    27
    26
    24
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    71%
    59%
    57%
    67%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    15
    15
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    11
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    11
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    18
    20
    21
    20
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    83%
    70%
    59%
    59%
    72%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 18 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 19 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 20 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 21 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 22 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 23 September

    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 explained
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