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St Margarets Bay (Beach) (Kent) 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 intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (5.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Margarets Bay (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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%
    10%
    40%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    21
    SW
    25
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    20
    24
    31
    34
    36
    38
    39
    39
    38
    36
    34
    32
    30
    28
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    84%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    13
    16
    21
    25
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    29
    27
    23
    21
    18
    14
    13
    12
    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
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    22
    18
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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 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 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)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    17
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    17
    18
    16
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    11
    14
    15
    16
    16
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    9
    10
    3
    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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    W
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    N
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    17
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    11
    12
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    N
    19
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    22
    22
    22
    24
    25
    26
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    1.9
    2.4
    2.4
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    3
    3
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    19
    N
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    23
    NE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    31
    32
    31
    32
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    70%
    72%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 4 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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 Dover tidal station which is 3.8 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Turning wet and breezier overnight. Cloudy, breezy Wednesday, rain easing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some clear spells initially but cloud building from the west through the evening with rain arriving in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Winds easing for a time but becoming breezy again by dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Unsettled with cloud and some heavy rain at first, the rain becoming lighter and more intermittent by afternoon with some drier interludes developing later. Breezy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Drier Thursday and Friday, and becoming warm to very warm in brighter spells. Brisk winds easing. Rain or showers likely developing during Saturday, perhaps turning thundery later.

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