Beaches in Broadstairs that have Lifeguards

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

5 am Friday, 31st October 2025

13°C

Feels like 10°C

Cloudy

Day Low 12°C - Day High 15°C

Fresh breeze from the south

9 m/s

0.1mm of rain expected later

Pleasant

83.3% humidity

Dew point 10°C

13°C

6 am

9 m/s

13°C

7 am

9 m/s

13°C

8 am

8 m/s

14°C

9 am

10 m/s

14°C

10 am

9 m/s

14°C

11 am

9 m/s

Botany Bay Beach

Marine Drive Broadstairs CT10 3LG

Botany Bay is a secluded bay with breath-taking chalk features.

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Joss Bay Beach

Joss Gap Road Broadstairs CT10 3PG

Joss Bay is a popular surfing beach, named after notorious smuggler Joss Snelling.

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Stone Bay Beach

Eastern Esplanade Broadstairs CT10 1DU

A peaceful and beautiful sandy bay that features chalk cliffs and a promenade

Accessible Award-Winning Bathing Water Beach Hut Hire Café Lifeguards Rock Pools Toilets

Viking Bay Beach

Victoria Parade Broadstairs CT10 1NB

Broadstairs (Viking Bay) Beach is the main sandy bay with a boardwalk, lift and cliff-top promenade.

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Astronomical Twilight 4:53 am

Nautical Twilight 5:32 am

Dawn 6:11 am

Sunrise 6:46 am

Golden Hour End 7:25 am

Solar Noon 11:37 am

Golden Hour 3:50 pm

Sunset 4:29 pm

Dusk 5:04 pm

Nautical Twilight End 5:43 pm

Astronomical Twilight 6:22 pm

Sea Conditions

5 am - 6 am

Tide direction

Water temp 15°C

Slight to Moderate 1.5 m waves from the south

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 or at sea dial 999 in an emergency and ask for the coastguard.