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Southwick (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Southwick (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    30
    30
    32
    33
    33
    35
    35
    33
    34
    36
    36
    39
    37
    36
    35
    34
    32
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    29
    27
    27
    27
    23
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    70%
    71%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    6
    3
    3
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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:

    Largely dry with sunny spells. Chance of some rain overnight.

    Today:

    Any overnight fog will slowly clear to leave a largely dry day with some sunny spells. Chance of increasing cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting Kent by late afternoon and evening. Breezy on coasts. Temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Evening rain clearing north to leave a largely dry night, although remaining rather cloudy. Some patchy light rain and drizzle reaching western parts by dawn. Milder compared to Friday night. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rather extensive low cloud with some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle on Sunday morning. Some heavier rain perhaps arriving from the south in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Overnight rain clearing to leave mostly dry and cloudy conditions on Monday and Tuesday. Becoming drier, brighter and feeling colder on Wednesday, with a brisk easterly wind developing.

    Updated:

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