Dover's forecasts and tides

The local weather with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions for Dover Lifeboat Station.

5-day weather forecast

Thu

Rain

18°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 18°C

Fri

Rain

19°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 19°C

Sat

Cloudy

18°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 18°C

Sun

Sunshine

20°C

Min: 17°C
Max: 20°C

Mon

Cloudy

21°C

Min: 17°C
Max: 21°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Thursday 28 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 1.8ft 3

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.8ft 4

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 5
5am 0.3ft 5
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Thursday 28 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 2.1ft 3

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.6ft 4
5am 5.3ft 5
8am 4.5ft 6
11am 2.6ft 6
2pm 1.7ft 6
5pm 1.3ft 6
8pm 1.1ft 6
11pm 0.9ft 6

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 6
5am 0.6ft 6
8am 0.5ft 6
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 1.0ft 3
5pm 1.4ft 3
8pm 1.3ft 3
11pm 1.5ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.2ft 4
5am 2.0ft 4
8am 1.8ft 4
11am 1.9ft 3
2pm 2.4ft 4
5pm 2.2ft 4
8pm 1.5ft 3
11pm 0.9ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 3
5am 0.3ft 2
8am 0.2ft 2
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Thursday 28 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.4ft 4
5am 4.3ft 5
8am 3.4ft 6
11am 2.1ft 6
2pm 1.4ft 5
5pm 1.0ft 5
8pm 0.8ft 5
11pm 0.6ft 4

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 4
5am 0.3ft 4
8am 0.3ft 4
11am 0.6ft 2
2pm 1.2ft 3
5pm 1.4ft 3
8pm 1.1ft 3
11pm 1.3ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.6ft 4
5am 1.4ft 4
8am 1.2ft 4
11am 1.2ft 3
2pm 1.8ft 3
5pm 1.7ft 3
8pm 1.0ft 3
11pm 0.5ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 3
5am 0.2ft 3
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Thursday 28 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 2.1ft 3

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.6ft 4
5am 5.3ft 5
8am 4.5ft 6
11am 2.6ft 6
2pm 1.7ft 6
5pm 1.3ft 6
8pm 1.1ft 6
11pm 0.9ft 6

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 6
5am 0.6ft 6
8am 0.5ft 6
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 1.0ft 3
5pm 1.4ft 3
8pm 1.3ft 3
11pm 1.5ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.2ft 4
5am 2.0ft 4
8am 1.8ft 4
11am 1.9ft 3
2pm 2.4ft 4
5pm 2.2ft 4
8pm 1.5ft 3
11pm 0.9ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 3
5am 0.3ft 2
8am 0.2ft 2
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Thursday 28 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 2.1ft 3

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.6ft 4
5am 5.3ft 5
8am 4.5ft 6
11am 2.6ft 6
2pm 1.7ft 6
5pm 1.3ft 6
8pm 1.1ft 6
11pm 0.9ft 6

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 6
5am 0.6ft 6
8am 0.5ft 6
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 1.0ft 3
5pm 1.4ft 3
8pm 1.3ft 3
11pm 1.5ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.2ft 4
5am 2.0ft 4
8am 1.8ft 4
11am 1.9ft 3
2pm 2.4ft 4
5pm 2.2ft 4
8pm 1.5ft 3
11pm 0.9ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 3
5am 0.3ft 2
8am 0.2ft 2
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0