Beaches in Birchington

Visit the beautiful chalk cliff bays and sandy beaches of Birchington.

10 am Wednesday, 28th October 2026

13°C

Feels like 11°C

Partly cloudy

UV 1 – Low

Day 10°C – 15°C

Wind 9 mph – 13 mph

Waning Gibbous Moon

Moderate breeze from the south-west

13 mph

No rain forecast

Pleasant

75% humidity

Dew point 8.4°C

14°C

11 am

13 mph

15°C

12 pm

14 mph

15°C

1 pm

14 mph

15°C

2 pm

13 mph

15°C

3 pm

13 mph

14°C

4 pm

12 mph

Epple Bay Beach

Epple Bay Avenue Birchington CT7 9HU

This little sandy beach is set in a small bay, in Birchington-on-Sea, that feels like it has been carved into the white chalk cliffs.

Accessible Dogs Parking Picnic Area Rock Pools

Grenham Bay

Birchington Promenade Birchington CT7 9LT

Rock pools at low tide.

Dogs Picnic Area Rock Pools

Minnis Bay Beach

The Parade Birchington CT7 9QY

A long, sandy, rural bay made up of rock and shingle.

Accessible Award-Winning Bathing Water Beach Hut Hire Café Lifeguards Parking Picnic Area Rock Pools Tidal Pool Toilets

Astronomical Twilight 4:48 am

Nautical Twilight 5:27 am

Dawn 6:06 am

Sunrise 6:41 am

Golden Hour End 7:20 am

Solar Noon 11:38 am

Golden Hour 3:56 pm

Sunset 4:36 pm

Dusk 5:10 pm

Nautical Twilight End 5:49 pm

Astronomical Twilight 6:28 pm

Day length 9h 54m 57s

Birchington Sea Conditions

10 am - 11 am

Tide direction

Water temp 15.5°C

Smooth seas

Birchington Tide Times

Wednesday, 28th October 2026

Tide

Time

Height

High

12:54 am

4.94 m

Low

6:59 am

0.68 m

High

1:09 pm

5.06 m

Low

7:22 pm

0.56 m

Strong Spring Tide

Tide data by TideCheck

Coastal Codes

• Respect coastal wildlife — do not take any wildlife or natural items from the beach and avoid disturbing nesting birds.
• Consider other beach users.
• Keep a respectful distance between you and other beach users, especially when playing beach games.
• Do not feed the seagulls or leave food lying around. The more food there is, the more seagulls will come, and they can become aggressive.
• Stay safe on the beach rnli.org/safety.
• Keep yourself and other people safe by following water safety guidance, particularly when swimming.
• Leave no trace — please take your rubbish home with you or use the bins provided. Don't leave rubbish next to bins, this is littering, and you may receive a fine.

In an Emergency

To report an incident around the coastline tell the lifeguards. At sea dial 999 in an emergency and ask for the coastguard.