Winchelsea (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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (3.9m) at

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    8 day forecast for Winchelsea (Beach)

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    24
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    83%
    UV 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    23
    22
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    5
    6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy 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
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    25
    23
    21
    19
    19
    18
    19
    18
    16
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    WSW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    10
    14
    19
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    7
    11
    15
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    3
    4
    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 day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    11
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    23
    25
    19
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    84%
    77%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    11
    18
    17
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    3
    4
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    ESE
    12
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    17
    18
    17
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    15
    16
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    1.1
    1.4
    1.0
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    ENE
    11
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    E
    12
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    15
    15
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    8
    8
    5
    3
    3
    4
    4
    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 day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NE
    10
    SE
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    86%
    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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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 Rye (Harbour) tidal station which is 2.2 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:

    Becoming mostly cloudy with showers spreading north.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Evening brighter spells with some clear spells following. Cloud then thickening from the south after midnight, with showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, spreading north to southeastern parts by dawn. Windy on coasts. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Early showers largely fading. Cloud slowly thinning during Easter Sunday, perhaps allowing sunny spells later, but the odd afternoon shower still possible. Cooler along the coasts, but wind easing. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Changeable with some rain at times but also plenty of drier periods. Occasionally windy. Often cloudy, especially along the coast. Temperatures near normal, but some warm sunshine.

    Updated:

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