A beta version of the Met Office app is available.

Newhaven - West Quay (Beach) (East 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, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (6.4m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
M UV
L Pollution

    7 day forecast for Newhaven - West Quay (Beach)

    Today (5 April 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    12
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    54%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 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 Clear night 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°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    4
    NE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    7
    6
    6
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    56%
    59%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    6
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    10
    10
    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°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    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)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    13
    13
    16
    18
    22
    25
    27
    29
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    27
    27
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    82%
    75%
    74%
    66%
    61%
    57%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    10
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    18
    19
    21
    23
    21
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    66%
    64%
    66%
    69%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    13
    12
    10
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    S
    13
    SW
    13
    W
    12
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    25
    25
    24
    23
    20
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    79%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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.

    Newhaven - West Quay (Beach) weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...
    WARNING
    Flood warnings icon
    Flood warnings in force for England
    Flood warnings in force for England

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Chilly overnight, with slight frost. Dry Monday, with light winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any residual showers quickly fading to leave a dry night with long clear spells, and winds becoming generally light. Turning widely cold with a slight frost developing in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Monday:

    After a chilly start, a dry day follows with variable cloud but also bright spells, with some hazy sunshine possible later. Generally light winds and temperatures rising above average. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Chilly start Tuesday, then fine with warm sunshine and breezier, but cooler where any onshore winds. Very warm sunshine Wednesday, cloudier later. Thursday, cooler and breezy with sunshine and showers.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office