Clacton (Clacton-on-Sea) is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, a seaside resort that popularity increased due to its close, day-trip possible, proximity to London.
Clacton has a selection of sandy beaches, watersports, a Victorian pier, amusements, fun fair, pubs, clubs, cafes and restaurants.
The famous Clacton Air Show attracts in excess of 90,000 visitors over two August days. The show site extends along Clacton’s seafront with a line up of catering, trade stands and amusement. Both days have a great flying programme.
Dog Friendly Beach?
We have no current information on dog restrictions for Clacton Beach.
Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as: - Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest - Good: generally good water quality - Sufficient: meets minimum standards - Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
7 Day Weather Forecast
Today Expect a temp in the range 2.6℃ to 6.4℃ with wind speed 3.8 m/sec (NW)
Sunday, Jan 29 Expect a temp in the range 3.7℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 2.5 m/sec (WSW)
Monday, Jan 30 Expect a temp in the range 6.3℃ to 7.7℃ with wind speed 8.5 m/sec (WSW)
Tuesday, Jan 31 Expect a temp in the range 3.5℃ to 4.8℃ with wind speed 6.6 m/sec (WSW)
Wednesday, Feb 01 Expect a temp in the range 4.8℃ to 5.4℃ with wind speed 8.6 m/sec (W)
Thursday, Feb 02 Expect a temp in the range 3.8℃ to 5.6℃ with wind speed 8.4 m/sec (WNW)
Friday, Feb 03 Expect a temp in the range 4.1℃ to 4.6℃ with wind speed 3.4 m/sec (NW)
Clacton-on-Sea weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
Clacton Beach Tide Times
Tide times are available at around 600 locations and the closest location to Clacton Beach is at Clacton-On-Sea 0.73 km (0.45 miles) away. Tides are displayed beneath for up to 7 days and we list both high and low water times along with the height. These times are not adjusted for BST.
Sat 28 Jan High Tide at 04:20 (Height 4.35m) Low Tide at 10:43 (Height 0.52m) High Tide at 16:57 (Height 4.01m) Low Tide at 22:47 (Height 1.14m)
Sun 29 Jan High Tide at 05:09 (Height 4.11m) Low Tide at 11:32 (Height 0.73m) High Tide at 17:51 (Height 3.75m) Low Tide at 23:45 (Height 1.25m)
Mon 30 Jan High Tide at 06:05 (Height 3.85m) Low Tide at 12:29 (Height 0.96m) High Tide at 18:53 (Height 3.55m)
Tue 31 Jan Low Tide at 00:54 (Height 1.31m) High Tide at 07:16 (Height 3.64m) Low Tide at 13:36 (Height 1.14m) High Tide at 20:06 (Height 3.48m)
Wed 01 Feb Low Tide at 02:14 (Height 1.29m) High Tide at 08:32 (Height 3.60m) Low Tide at 14:56 (Height 1.23m) High Tide at 21:18 (Height 3.59m)
Thu 02 Feb Low Tide at 03:41 (Height 1.15m) High Tide at 09:39 (Height 3.71m) Low Tide at 16:09 (Height 1.21m) High Tide at 22:14 (Height 3.77m)
Fri 03 Feb Low Tide at 04:46 (Height 0.94m) High Tide at 10:32 (Height 3.87m) Low Tide at 16:58 (Height 1.14m) High Tide at 23:00 (Height 3.95m)
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Moon and Starfish is a Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
Beach Clacton West beach and Martello Bay Beach View: View across to Clacton Pier on the eastern skyline. What’s on the menu?: All day breakfasts, lunches, grills, snacks, ice-creams Read more…
Beach: On the marina at West Mersea View: The boats! What’s on the menu?: Fantastic fresh seafood, caught locally – eat in or take away. The Company Shed has been in West Mersea for over 25 years and is a local favourite. Read more…
The Playhouse is a Wetherspoon pub in Colchester, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
Clacton West beach and Martello Bay beaches are adjacent to each other with gentle shelving sand backed by a promenade and seafront gardens. Facilities include car parking, toilets, shops, cafe, restaurants, pubs, promenade, amusements, deckchair hire, child safety wristband scheme. Read more…
Jaywick Beach, also known as Brooklands Beach sits within Jaywick on the outskirts of Clacton-on-Sea. You have a beach that sits alongside the main street and at the end, you have a holiday camp. The beach has sea breakwaters that provide a number of bays backed by sand dunes. Parking, toilets, shops and amusements. Read more…
Holland-on-sea beach is a sandy beach to the east of Clacton. A sandy beach with some sea defences. Holland-on-sea beach is less busy than the main Clacton beaches but only a half an hour walk from the Pier. Also a short walk to Frinton in the North. The upper promenade is backed by grass and with benches and also allows Read more…
Frinton-on-Sea is a small quiet seaside town in Essex and is a world away from it is busier neighbours of Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea. Frinton-on-Sea has a sandy beach with wooden groynes, more than a 1.5km (1 mile) long, with zoned areas for swimming, sailing and windsurfing. The beach is backed by a promenade and a large grass area. You have Read more…
We have 6 traditional beach huts for hire and all are on the front row at Walton with excellent views of the sea and coastline. The huts all have names; Daisy, Rosie, Bertie, Lizzie, Molly and Lily. Our beach huts are all equipped for 8 people and the maximum permitted per hut is 10 including dogs and babies. The huts Read more…
We have a selection of Walton on the Naze beach huts for hire. We have a selection of beach huts located from the front row to the third row on Walton on the Naze Southcliff Promenade. Each beach hut has a maximum of 8 people per hut and dogs are more than welcome, SouthCliff beach is dog-friendly all year round. Read more…
The Pier at Clacton-on-Sea was opened on 27 July 1871. The pier was originaly a wooden structure 160 yards (150 m) in length and 4 yards (3.7 m) wide. Initially built as a landing stage for goods and passengers, and from when it opened steamships operated by the Woolwich Steam Packet Company docked at the pier. By the 1890s Clacton Read more…
The Brightlingsea Open Air Pool was originally built in 1933. It comprises of two pools, one a 15m paddling pool, and the second a 50m main pool. Read more…
Walton and Frinton lifeboat station was established in 12884 and operates an all weather lifeboat. This was one of the 19 stations that supported the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. Station only open by appointment. Shop daily mid February to mid December. Read more…