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Southwold - The Denes (Beach) (Suffolk) weather

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    7 day forecast for Southwold - The Denes (Beach)

    Today (2 February 2026)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    30
    31
    32
    32
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 February 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    33
    32
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 February 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 Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    22
    24
    25
    27
    27
    29
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    33
    34
    35
    35
    36
    37
    38
    37
    36
    36
    34
    33
    34
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    31
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    16
    16
    15
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    90%
    90%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 February 2026)
    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
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    87%
    86%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 2 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 2 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 2 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 2 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 3 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 3 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 3 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 3 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 4 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 4 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 4 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 4 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Changeable conditions continue.

    Today:

    Staying mainly cloudy, with further outbreaks of light rain or drizzle possible, especially in the west. Some drier intervals likely, but feeling chilly with the strengthening breeze Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    Overcast with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, mainly in the west. Band of rain reaching the southwest later. Strengthening winds becoming strong along the coast. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Windy with rain, heavy at times, spreading north across the region during the morning. Wind and rain easing overnight. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Cloudy with spells of rain with drier spells, wettest on Wednesday. Winds ease later Thursday but strengthening into Friday. Temperatures falling below average.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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