Sea weather in Colchester in England All the beach weather in Colchester

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Colchester in England, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Colchester over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Colchester in England this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Colchester. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 19 July 202654°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202654°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202658°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202658°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202656°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202663°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 25 July 202661°F to 68°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Colchester

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:00 and will set at 21:05 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%88%81%58%50%50%53%66%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover0%5%13%32%35%24%2%0%
Heat index13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)
Dew point10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (47°F)5°C (42°F)8°C (47°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (18mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 351°
N
347°
NNW
340°
NNW
356°
N
17°
NNE
35°
NE
17°
NNE
14°
NNE
Wind chill11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 29°
NNE
31°
NNE
33°
NNE
27°
NNE
45°
NE
56°
ENE
50°
NE
48°
NE
Period3.0 sec.6.5 sec.6.8 sec.4.2 sec.8.2 sec.9.0 sec.6.2 sec.2.4 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:01 and will set at 21:04 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%85%82%54%59%62%69%78%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa
Cloud cover0%10%10%3%9%83%29%26%
Heat index13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Dew point9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)20km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)22km/h (13mph)
Gusts28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)28km/h (18mph)20km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)35km/h (22mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction
N
349°
N
351°
N
23°
NNE
93°
E
75°
ENE
68°
ENE
48°
NE
Wind chill11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 50°
NE
48°
NE
44°
NE
48°
NE
52°
NE
58°
ENE
56°
NE
53°
NE
Period7.7 sec.7.1 sec.6.6 sec.7.0 sec.7.5 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:03 and will set at 21:02 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (58°F)14°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%91%82%61%68%70%71%80%
Barometric pressure1028 hPa1028 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1028 hPa1028 hPa
Cloud cover20%43%82%71%23%7%74%4%
Heat index15°C (58°F)14°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)18km/h (11mph)23km/h (14mph)30km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)
Direction
N
350°
N
346°
NNW
15°
NNE
104°
ESE
92°
E
79°
E
69°
ENE
Wind chill13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 55°
NE
48°
NE
38°
NE
47°
NE
57°
ENE
56°
ENE
54°
NE
54°
NE
Period6.4 sec.2.1 sec.1.7 sec.1.7 sec.6.4 sec.3.1 sec.3.1 sec.3.1 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:04 and will set at 21:01 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (60°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%85%82%71%68%70%75%81%
Barometric pressure1027 hPa1026 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover10%30%100%84%73%44%19%69%
Heat index15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)12km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)3km/h (2mph)14km/h (9mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (13mph)
Gusts16km/h (10mph)20km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)4km/h (3mph)19km/h (12mph)40km/h (25mph)40km/h (25mph)32km/h (20mph)
Direction 22°
NNE
338°
NNW
346°
NNW
89°
E
156°
SSE
131°
SE
83°
E
53°
NE
Wind chill15°C (60°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 56°
NE
54°
NE
50°
NE
49°
NE
49°
NE
79°
ENE
71°
ENE
58°
ENE
Period4.1 sec.4.4 sec.4.7 sec.6.0 sec.5.9 sec.6.8 sec.6.8 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:05 and will set at 21:00 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%82%60%59%67%72%77%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover13%16%22%3%59%5%7%22%
Heat index15°C (59°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)17km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)28km/h (18mph)35km/h (22mph)30km/h (18mph)
Direction
N

N

N
17°
NNE
122°
ESE
112°
ESE
108°
ESE
173°
S
Wind chill13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Direction 46°
NE
40°
NE
42°
NE
49°
NE
53°
NE
54°
NE
63°
ENE
62°
ENE
Period3.0 sec.3.4 sec.2.4 sec.5.8 sec.5.9 sec.7.1 sec.3.5 sec.6.5 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:07 and will set at 20:58 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%73%69%58%52%55%57%62%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover22%14%13%3%5%12%6%4%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)17km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)38km/h (24mph)24km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)29km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)34km/h (21mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 208°
SSW
232°
SW
284°
WNW
267°
W
223°
SW
195°
SSW
191°
S
237°
WSW
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 52°
NE
50°
NE
50°
NE
218°
SW
181°
S
154°
SSE
149°
SSE
174°
S
Period3.5 sec.4.7 sec.5.4 sec.5.8 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.1 sec.7.1 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:08 and will set at 20:57 on the beach(es) of Colchester. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity60%62%62%62%66%76%79%79%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa
Cloud cover5%47%48%47%87%100%100%100%
Heat index20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed29km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)22km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)39km/h (24mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)28km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)33km/h (20mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 334°
NNW
335°
NNW
315°
NW
270°
W
304°
NW
247°
WSW
297°
WNW
280°
W
Wind chill20°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.2ft)
Direction 196°
SSW
206°
SSW
320°
NW
37°
NE
170°
S
151°
SSE
142°
SE
191°
S
Period6.5 sec.2.5 sec.4.5 sec.5.3 sec.5.4 sec.5.9 sec.3.5 sec.3.7 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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