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Dovercourt Bay (Beach) (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

Clear.
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 (3.5m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (30 November 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    20
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 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
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    28
    S
    30
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    30
    S
    31
    S
    32
    S
    33
    S
    34
    S
    35
    S
    35
    S
    36
    S
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    27
    30
    34
    36
    39
    43
    44
    44
    44
    43
    43
    43
    42
    42
    43
    45
    46
    47
    48
    49
    48
    47
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    19
    21
    23
    26
    27
    29
    31
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    34
    34
    35
    36
    35
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 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
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    34
    S
    31
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    39
    33
    29
    24
    22
    19
    18
    16
    18
    18
    18
    19
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    32
    28
    25
    23
    19
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 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
    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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    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
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 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
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    24
    20
    20
    20
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    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
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    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
    Friday (5 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 30 November

    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 30 November

    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 30 November

    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 30 November

    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 1 December

    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 1 December

    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 1 December

    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 1 December

    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 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 2 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 3 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 4 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 5 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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 6 December

    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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny. Breezy to start, though easing later.

    Today:

    Breezy with patchy cloud and perhaps isolated showers for the Norfolk coast to start. Otherwise bright, with long sunny spells for most as wind fall light. Feeling cold with temperatures below average. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Chilly but increasingly cloudy though the evening, with strengthening winds. Rain will arrive from the west overnight, becoming heavy and persistent, with winds becoming strong. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    A cloudy and wet day as outbreaks of rain, which may be heavy at times, move northeastward. Rain perhaps easing into the afternoon. Strong winds throughout, milder than Sunday. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Sunny intervals and showers but chilly on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a fresh breeze. Cloudy with rain and strong winds again Thursday, feeling rather cold.

    Updated:

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