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Herne Bay Beach

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Herne Bay Beach 3 photos

  • Central Parade, Herne Bay Bank holiday Monday and hardly anyone is about; the surface water lying here on Herne Bay's seafront is an indication of the rain experienced across Kent over the previous 12

    Central Parade, Herne Bay Bank holiday Monday and hardly anyone is about; the surface water lying here on Herne Bay's seafront is an indication of the rain experienced across Kent over the previous 12. Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Promenade, Herne Bay

    Promenade, Herne Bay. John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Central Parade, Herne Bay These Victorian houses line the seafront east of Richmond Street.

    Central Parade, Herne Bay These Victorian houses line the seafront east of Richmond Street.. Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:45 pm
Now
1.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.6
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
4327 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
98%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
1.6PoorNow2918
1.6Poor9 am2818
1.7Poor10 am2717
1.9Poor11 am2214
2.4Poor12 pm127
2.1Poor1 pm1912
1.8Poor2 pm2717
1.7Poor3 pm2817
1.1Poor4 pm6138
1.0Poor5 pm5534
Sat
5.2Fair8 am2616
5.0Fair9 am2314
4.0Fair10 am2415
3.9Poor11 am1912
3.2Poor12 pm2616
2.8Poor1 pm2515
2.5Poor2 pm2515
2.0Poor3 pm2717
1.9Poor4 pm2616
1.4Poor5 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.5 m. Low at 4 pm, -3.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 5 am, -2.0 mHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -3.4 m11 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 5 am, -2.0 m7 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -3.4 m11 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, -2.0 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 410 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink71 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground140 m470 ft away
  • Boat ramp200 m670 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miBay Bike Hire

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m620 ftRichmond Street
Nearest town
490 m0.3 miHerne Bay (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miManston Airport (MSE)

Nearby places

  • Bay Bike HireRental
    180 m590 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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