Joss Bay (Beach) (Kent) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy.
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

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    7 day forecast for Joss Bay (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    Temperature
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 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 Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    30%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    21
    SW
    20
    WSW
    18
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.1
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    E
    17
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 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 Cloudy 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ESE
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    20
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    22
    23
    24
    26
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    31
    34
    33
    33
    34
    33
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    Cloudy, wet and windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Winds gradually easing through the evening, as rain becomes patchy before eventually clearing toward midnight. Becoming dry with clear spells through the early hours, but remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry, chilly and breezy start to the day. Long sunny spells throughout, feeling less cold as winds ease later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright and breezy Saturday, with sunny spells, turning cloudy later in the west. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy. Drier but cloudy Monday.

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