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Southwick (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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.



Forecast days

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southwick (Beach)

    Today (6 April 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    44%
    60%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    UV 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    64%
    56%
    53%
    44%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    48%
    54%
    57%
    58%
    59%
    60%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    62%
    64%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    70%
    67%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    53%
    52%
    51%
    55%
    64%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    12
    15
    17
    19
    22
    23
    26
    28
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    56%
    55%
    57%
    60%
    64%
    64%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    3
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    12
    14
    17
    18
    19
    21
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    71%
    65%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    61%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    26
    29
    31
    29
    24
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    66%
    55%
    55%
    60%
    67%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    13
    14
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 April 2026)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    22
    25
    24
    23
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    73%
    78%
    81%
    67%
    57%
    58%
    66%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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:

    Dry with long clear spells overnight. Turning chilly.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine end to the day, with prolonged evening sunshine. Staying dry with long clear spells overnight and turning chilly in sheltered spots. Winds mostly light but becoming breezier along the coast and over hills. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Dry and fine, with long sunny spells. Warm or very warm inland but a brisk breeze, especially around coasts, giving a noticeably cooler feel here. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Wednesday, dry and very warm with sunny spells. Lighter winds. Thursday, cooler and breezy with sunshine and showers. Friday, mostly dry but generally cloudier with occasional bright spells. Breezier later.

    Updated:

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