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

  • 6 3
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
    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 (3.8m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
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 (3.8m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Winchelsea (Beach)

    Today (22 December 2024)
    Time
    09:00
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    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
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    29
    NW
    30
    NW
    30
    NW
    29
    NW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    42
    44
    44
    42
    42
    45
    43
    44
    46
    47
    47
    46
    45
    44
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    68%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 December 2024)
    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
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    27
    NW
    26
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    41
    38
    36
    34
    32
    31
    30
    29
    29
    30
    29
    28
    25
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Drizzle
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Fog
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    8
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    15
    15
    16
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    VP
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    94%
    98%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 December 2024)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    4
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    13
    12
    9
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    10
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 December 2024)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 December 2024)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 December 2024)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    14
    15
    13
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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:

    Largely dry with sunny spells. Windy and feeling cold.

    Today:

    After a chilly start, it will be largely dry with sunny spells throughout the day. Chance of a few blustery showers feeding down from the northwest, possibly turning wintry on the hills. Strong and gusty northwesterly winds. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any showers fading to leave a dry night, with clear spells for many. Winds gradually easing. Turning chilly, with a touch of frost in some sheltered spots by dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Monday:

    A largely dry, bright and chilly day for many. Turning cloudier by the evening, with outbreaks of patchy light rain arriving overnight. Temperatures rising overnight. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Christmas Eve will be milder with some patchy drizzle possible. Christmas Day and Boxing Day will probably be largely dry and rather cloudy, but noticeably milder. Lighter winds.

    Updated:

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