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Dovercourt Bay (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.
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 (3.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (15 October 2025)
    Time
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    14
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    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
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    9
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    24
    S
    23
    S
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    23
    24
    26
    27
    26
    25
    26
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    62%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    22
    S
    21
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    18
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.1
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    19
    19
    20
    18
    16
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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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    Forecast for 16:00, Wed
    Updated 14:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 15 Oct 2025

    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy for most overnight, with limited clear intervals.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Staying cloudy for most, with outbreaks of light rain or drizzle. These gradually easing away after midnight, with some clear spells inland perhaps allowing mist or fog patches to develop. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Thursday:

    Any early fog patches gradually lifting. Variable but often persistent cloud, with sunny spells most likely in the north and east. A few showers perhaps grazing the Essex coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Rather cloudy Friday and Saturday, with further hill fog, some limited drizzle, and isolated brighter intervals. A few light showers possible Friday. Winds strengthening Sunday with rain spreading east.

    Updated:

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