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Forecasts and tides for Whitstable

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

5-day weather forecast

Fri

Rain

21°C

Min: 12°C
Max: 21°C

Sat

Sunshine

19°C

Min: 10°C
Max: 19°C

Sun

Sunshine

23°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 23°C

Mon

Rain

22°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 22°C

Tue

Rain

18°C

Min: 12°C
Max: 18°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

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.9ft 5
5am 4.3ft 5
8am 3.7ft 5
11am 2.0ft 5
2pm 1.2ft 6
5pm 0.9ft 5
8pm 0.7ft 5
11pm 0.8ft 5

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 5
5am 0.5ft 4
8am 0.4ft 4
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.5ft 2
5pm 1.4ft 3
8pm 1.7ft 3
11pm 1.6ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.8ft 3
5am 2.1ft 4
8am 2.4ft 4
11am 2.4ft 4
2pm 2.8ft 4
5pm 2.8ft 4
8pm 2.1ft 4
11pm 1.5ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.0ft 3
5am 0.6ft 3
8am 0.3ft 3
11am 0.2ft 3
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Tuesday 3 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 2
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 5
5am 3.5ft 5
8am 3.0ft 5
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.3ft 3
11am 0.2ft 3
2pm 0.2ft 3
5pm 0.2ft 4
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 0.2ft 5
5pm 0.2ft 5
8pm 0.2ft 5
11pm 0.2ft 6

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 6
5am 0.2ft 6
8am 0.2ft 6
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 0.2ft 6
5pm 0.2ft 5
8pm 0.2ft 5
11pm 0.2ft 5

Tuesday 3 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 5
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.7ft 5
2pm 0.7ft 5
5pm 0.6ft 5
8pm 0.5ft 5
11pm 0.3ft 5

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.8ft 5
5am 4.5ft 5
8am 4.2ft 6
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 1.7ft 6
5pm 1.4ft 6
8pm 1.5ft 6
11pm 1.4ft 5

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.1ft 5
5am 0.8ft 5
8am 0.7ft 5
11am 0.5ft 5
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 0.2ft 9
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.2ft 8
11pm 0.2ft 7

Tuesday 3 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 7
5am 0.2ft 8
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 3.7ft 5
8am 3.1ft 5
11am 2.0ft 5
2pm 1.4ft 5
5pm 1.1ft 5
8pm 1.1ft 5
11pm 0.9ft 5

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 5
5am 0.6ft 4
8am 0.4ft 4
11am 0.3ft 3
2pm 1.0ft 2
5pm 1.1ft 3
8pm 0.9ft 3
11pm 0.9ft 3

Sunday 1 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.6ft 3
5am 1.7ft 4
8am 1.9ft 4
11am 2.0ft 4
2pm 2.4ft 4
5pm 2.0ft 4
8pm 1.3ft 4
11pm 0.8ft 3

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 3
5am 0.3ft 3
8am 0.2ft 3
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Tuesday 3 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 2.1ft 4
5pm 2.4ft 4
8pm 2.5ft 4
11pm 2.2ft 4

Friday 29 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.4ft 5
5am 3.5ft 5
8am 3.0ft 5
11am 0.0ft 0
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Saturday 30 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.0ft 0
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.3ft 3
11am 0.2ft 3
2pm 0.2ft 3
5pm 0.2ft 4
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 0.2ft 5
5pm 0.2ft 5
8pm 0.2ft 5
11pm 0.2ft 6

Monday 2 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 6
5am 0.2ft 6
8am 0.2ft 6
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 0.2ft 6
5pm 0.2ft 5
8pm 0.2ft 5
11pm 0.2ft 5

Tuesday 3 October

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 5
5am 0.0ft 0
8am 0.0ft 0
11am 0.7ft 5
2pm 0.7ft 5
5pm 0.6ft 5
8pm 0.5ft 5
11pm 0.3ft 5