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Southwick (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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Light showers.
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Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Southwick (Beach)

    Today (2 September 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    60%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    29
    31
    42
    45
    47
    47
    47
    48
    48
    42
    44
    45
    44
    43
    42
    40
    37
    33
    30
    29
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    78%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    16
    19
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    28
    28
    28
    29
    32
    30
    21
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    84%
    72%
    59%
    64%
    72%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    12
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.7
    2.0
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    10
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    WSW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    WSW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    12
    18
    21
    20
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    86%
    87%
    68%
    59%
    59%
    69%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    7
    10
    10
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    3
    SE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    16
    20
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    67%
    63%
    54%
    60%
    68%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    5
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    3
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    9
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    21
    22
    23
    19
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    85%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    83%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    11
    12
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    19
    20
    18
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    93%
    82%
    70%
    71%
    77%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Unsettled, with rain or showers. Drier later in the week.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some bright spells and occasional showers with light winds early this evening. Cloud thickens again overnight, with a spell of heavy rain and strong winds arriving from the southwest during the early hours. Gales possible near coasts. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Windy with showery rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast early in the morning. Rain clearing to sunny spells and isolated blustery showers in the afternoon. Gales near coasts. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Sunny spells and showers on Thursday, occasionally heavy. Drier, less windy on Friday, with bright or sunny intervals. A fine day on Saturday, with plenty of sunshine though breezy later.

    Updated:

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