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Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Today

6 2

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 16:22

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

🏖️ Beach safety today:
Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at 16:43

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Tue 14 Jan

9 5
Wed 15 Jan

9 4
Thu 16 Jan

9 4
Fri 17 Jan

6 2
Sat 18 Jan

5 1
Sun 19 Jan

6 1

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 16:22

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Rustington

Today (13 January 2025)

Time	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 5
Wind gust (mph)	21	19	19	18	17	16	14	13	14	15	15	15	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	67%	68%	67%	70%	74%	75%	78%	81%	83%	84%	84%	85%	88%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	6	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (14 January 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	6°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 4	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3
Wind gust (mph)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	90%	91%	92%	93%	93%	95%	95%	96%	96%	95%	91%	86%	85%	83%	83%	86%	91%	94%	96%	96%	96%	97%	97%	98%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (15 January 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	8°	9°	7°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	6°	8°	8°	6°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 3	NW 2	NW 2	WNW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 2	NNW 2
Wind gust (mph)	9	7	7	9	9	8	7	7
Visibility (description)	M	P	P	P	M	G	M	M
Humidity	98%	99%	99%	98%	92%	90%	97%	99%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	2
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (16 January 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	6°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	7°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 2	NNE 2	NE 2	E 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 4
Wind gust (mph)	8	8	9	10	11	11	11	14
Visibility (description)	P	M	M	M	G	G	G	G
Humidity	99%	98%	97%	95%	89%	88%	93%	94%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	12	12	13	17	16	16	16	15
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (17 January 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	13	15	14	13	13	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	94%	93%	93%	91%	86%	87%	92%	94%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (18 January 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
Wind gust (mph)	12	11	11	14	14	12	11	11
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	G	G	G	M
Humidity	96%	96%	96%	96%	92%	91%	96%	97%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	4	5	4	5	6	5	5	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (19 January 2025)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	3°	3°	5°	6°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	3°	4°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5
Wind gust (mph)	11	11	12	15	15	13	12	11
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G
Humidity	99%	98%	98%	97%	92%	89%	94%	97%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Tide times

Monday 13 January


	Time (UTC)

Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 13 January


	Time (UTC)

Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 13 January


	Time (UTC)

Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 13 January


	Time (UTC)

Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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An unsettled period on the horizon

Turning unsettled again as we move through the weekend, then, ex-Hurricane Kirk likely reaching northwest Europe from midweek and potentially bringing disrupti…

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Chilly start with frost lifting. Some sunshine and staying dry.

Today:

Early frost in southern Home Counties. Mostly cloudy start but cloud breaks near coasts allowing bright or sunny spells. These should become more widespread by afternoon as cloud thins and breaks. Staying dry with light winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Dry night with variable cloud amounts and likely clear spells. These allowing another frost with a chance of mist and fog. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Tuesday:

Probably clouding over again and staying dry, with morning mist and fog thinning. Best of brightness most probable near coasts into the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining dry with often large amounts of cloud. Any cloud breaks allowing some sunshine and risk of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures near normal with light winds.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 13 Jan 2025

UK long range weather forecast

High pressure will lie close to the southeast of the UK initially, with generally settled conditions across many parts. Cloud amounts will be variable, with some frost and fog in the south and east, this slow to clear, but some rain in the far northwest. A weakening frontal system looks like it will edge east across the UK over the weekend, before high pressure briefly builds back in from the west in its wake. Low pressure then seems likely to increasingly influence the UK weather later in the period, with some rain and windier conditions affecting most if not all parts. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, especially in the north, though more frost and fog patches are likely under clearer skies and lighter winds.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 12 Jan 2025

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely to produce an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 12 Jan 2025

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