Mermaid Beach
Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:46 pm0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
0.7
37 km/h23 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
- 14°C56°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 3824 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 7043 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.5 m8 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 98%
- Sunset
- 5:46 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 10 am, 2.3 m7 ft
- Low 4 pm, -2.9 m9 ft
- High 10 pm, 2.1 m7 ft
- Low 5 am, -2.8 m9 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.
- Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
- Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 78%
- Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 31%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Restrooms300 m990 ft away
- Parking24 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink121 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfacePebbles
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 400 m0.3 mi
- Nearest town
- 400 m0.3 miFolkestone (town)
- Nearest airport
- 22 km14 miLydd Airport (LYX)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sunny Sands0.7 km0.5 mi north-east away1.7 Poor later
- The Warren2.0 km1.2 mi north-east away1.7 Poor later
- Sandgate Beach2.6 km1.6 mi west away1.7 Poor later
- Seabrook Beach5.2 km3.3 mi west away1.7 Poor later
- Abbot's Cliff Beach5.3 km3.3 mi north-east away1.7 Poor later