Botany Bay (Broadstairs) (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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Botany Bay (Broadstairs)

    Today (19 December 2025)
    Time
    06:00
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    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 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    9°
    8°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    17
    19
    20
    19
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    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
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    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 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    19
    19
    19
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    27
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    29
    29
    29
    26
    26
    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
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    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 Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    26
    ENE
    27
    ENE
    27
    ENE
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    2.2
    2.5
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.1
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    35
    33
    33
    32
    30
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Broadstairs tidal station which is 1.8 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 explained
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    Forecast for 6am Friday
    Updated 03:00 (UTC) on Fri 19 Dec 2025
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells. Wind easing.

    Today:

    A chilly and breezy start to the day. Dry, with sunny spells for many, although sunshine rather hazy in the east at first until high cloud clears. Feeling less cold as winds ease later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly dry night, although isolated mainly coastal showers are possible. Long clear spells allowing temperatures to fall with a risk of frost and fog, mainly in rural spots. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Any overnight fog will slowly clear, leaving a dry day with some sunny spells, although cloud thickening towards the east where rain may clip Kent later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times. Rain clearing overnight then drier Monday and Tuesday but often cloudy. Perhaps feeling cooler by Tuesday.

    Updated:

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