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 07:54 AM and sunset is at 03:48 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
10:01AM5.98m
10:24PM6.01m
10:40AM6.09m
11:00PM6.14m
11:16AM6.15m
11:34PM6.22m
11:50AM6.17m
00:06AM6.24m
12:22PM6.15m
00:37AM6.23m
12:53PM6.10m
1:09AM6.20m
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
Low Tide
5:07PM1.57m
5:25AM1.60m
5:43PM1.47m
6:01AM1.48m
6:17PM1.40m
6:36AM1.39m
6:51PM1.37m
7:11AM1.36m
7:26PM1.39m
7:46AM1.37m
8:02PM1.46m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
1.7
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
SSW
55
S
45
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
 mm 
3
5
2
1
1
4
max°C
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
Moonrise
6:55
8:00
8:53
9:35
10:05
10:27
10:44
10:58
11:11
11:22
11:35
11:51
Moonset
2:00
2:41
3:36
4:42
5:56
7:13
8:31
9:48
11:06
12:26
1:50
Sunrise
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:48
3:48
3:49
3:49
3:51
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:55
Today's sea temperature in Dover is
11.6° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.9 max: 11.3 min: 8.3°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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