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Dovercourt Bay (Beach) (Essex) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (20 January 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    28
    S
    26
    S
    23
    S
    21
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SE
    26
    SE
    26
    SE
    26
    SE
    27
    SE
    27
    SE
    27
    SE
    26
    SE
    25
    SE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    36
    34
    30
    28
    26
    26
    30
    35
    37
    38
    38
    37
    36
    36
    36
    35
    36
    36
    34
    33
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    30
    30
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    23
    21
    18
    17
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 2026)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    24
    26
    29
    30
    31
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    23
    22
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    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
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    18
    21
    22
    23
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    22
    21
    21
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 2026)
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    17
    SE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    20
    25
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    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?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    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 20 January

    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 20 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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:

    Unsettled for the next few days.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Largely dry with variable cloud and clear spells this evening. A band of cloud and rain, locally heavy, will move quickly north-eastwards across all parts overnight. Windy. Staying mild. Most parts turning drier before dawn. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy but largely dry at first on Wednesday morning, before further outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, moves northwards during the day. Temperatures near normal. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather windy, especially over hills, with a mixture of variable cloud and outbreaks of rain on most days. Daytime temperatures near normal for January, but staying frost free overnight.

    Updated:

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