St. Leonards (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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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

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    8 day forecast for St. Leonards (Beach)

    Today (19 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    32
    34
    34
    35
    34
    33
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    67%
    66%
    60%
    57%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    65%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    32
    31
    30
    29
    29
    26
    25
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    SE
    5
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    10
    14
    15
    14
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    79%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    8
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    9
    11
    11
    11
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    8
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    20
    19
    19
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    88%
    66%
    59%
    59%
    68%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    8
    12
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    ESE
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    13
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    90%
    77%
    72%
    67%
    72%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    1.0
    1.4
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    16
    17
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    78%
    67%
    65%
    74%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    9
    5
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    16
    18
    17
    16
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    91%
    76%
    67%
    60%
    70%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    14
    15
    14
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    88%
    73%
    56%
    54%
    65%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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:

    Cloudy start, with some brighter spells developing later

    Today:

    Cloudy with early rain easing for most, but perhaps continuing across some far western parts until midday. Cloud then breaking to allow some hazy brighter or sunny spells. Feeling warm inland, but cooler with onshore winds in the east. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Evening brighter spells with some clear spells following. Cloud then thickening from the south after midnight, with showers spreading north to most parts by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Early showers largely fading. A fine Easter Sunday follows, with warm sunny spells and just the odd afternoon shower still possible. Cooler along the coasts with the onshore breeze Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Changeable with some rain at times but also plenty of drier periods. More widespread showers likely Tuesday. Temperatures near normal, but some warm sunshine. Coastal parts often cooler, perhaps cloudier.

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