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Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach) (Southend-on-Sea) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals.
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 (1.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southend - Chalkwell Beach (Beach)

    Today (16 August 2025)
    Time
    12:00
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    24
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    21
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    59%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    72%
    UV 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    19
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    66%
    65%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    63%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    21
    24
    25
    25
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    68%
    58%
    58%
    66%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    10
    11
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    68%
    58%
    60%
    69%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    22
    21
    22
    21
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    77%
    65%
    56%
    53%
    58%
    64%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    76%
    77%
    59%
    43%
    41%
    43%
    63%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    9
    8
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    12°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    4
    N
    4
    NW
    4
    NNW
    6
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    N
    7
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    6
    10
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    84%
    83%
    59%
    43%
    41%
    45%
    62%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Southend-On-Sea tidal station which is 2.2 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:

    Cloudy start Saturday, then dry with sunny spells.

    Today:

    A cloudy start to the day, gradually lifting to reveal some good spells of sunshine by the afternoon. Winds will remain light, with temperatures staying close to the seasonal norm Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mist and fog patches developing in prone rural spots with cloud making inroads from the coast through the early hours. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another cloudy start, especially in coastal regions, likely burning away quicker than Saturday to see plenty of sunshine. Temperatures close to average. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Settled conditions expected through the period with cloudy mornings gradually turning to sunny afternoons. Coastal areas may remain cloudy with the odd spot of drizzle possible. Temperatures close to average.

    Updated:

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