Dover Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Dover Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:56 AM and sunset is at 03:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 6°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:27PM6.06m
1:44AM6.18m
2:05PM6.02m
2:25AM6.16m
2:50PM5.97m
3:13AM6.12m
3:44PM5.90m
4:11AM6.05m
4:48PM5.82m
5:17AM5.99m
5:57PM5.79m
6:27AM6.00m
7:06PM5.85m
7:34AM6.08m
8:11PM5.98m
8:40AM6.11m
9:16PM6.08m
9:44AM6.30m
10:16PM6.31m
10:44AM6.49m
11:12PM6.52m
11:38AM6.62m
00:02AM6.67m
Low Tide
8:23AM1.42m
8:38PM1.56m
9:01AM1.49m
9:17PM1.67m
9:42AM1.56m
10:00PM1.78m
10:29AM1.63m
10:51PM1.88m
11:27AM1.69m
11:54PM1.96m
12:35PM1.71m
1:07AM1.96m
1:47PM1.66m
2:19AM1.85m
2:57PM1.52m
3:27AM1.71m
4:03PM1.42m
4:35AM1.46m
5:10PM1.22m
5:41AM1.20m
6:12PM1.05m
6:40AM0.97m
7:07PM0.95m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
WNW
3
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
45
ENE
45
NE
55
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NW
35
NNW
50
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
ENE
25
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
35
N
20
NW
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
25
N
 mm 
1
1
3
1
5
4
2
3
3
max°C
3
5
4
1
3
3
3
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
3
4
8
9
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
1
2
4
5
5
6
Moonrise
10:44
10:58
11:11
11:22
11:35
11:51
12:11
12:40
1:22
2:24
3:44
5:13
Moonset
8:31
9:48
11:06
12:26
1:50
3:18
4:50
6:19
7:36
8:33
9:12
Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
Sunset
3:51
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:55
3:56
3:56
3:57
3:59
4:00
4:00
Today's sea temperature in Dover is
11.4° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.7 max: 11.1 min: 8.3°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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