Southwold (Beach) (Suffolk) 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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (2.5m) at

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    8 day forecast for Southwold (Beach)

    Today (29 March 2025)
    Time
    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
    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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    18
    21
    22
    23
    24
    23
    21
    22
    25
    28
    29
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    77%
    80%
    76%
    72%
    65%
    73%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    70%
    74%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    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%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    N
    21
    N
    19
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    25
    24
    25
    27
    31
    32
    31
    31
    31
    33
    33
    32
    32
    29
    25
    21
    17
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    62%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    58%
    63%
    65%
    69%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    3
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NE
    6
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    12
    10
    11
    12
    12
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    91%
    94%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    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 day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    15
    16
    17
    19
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    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 day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    NE
    14
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    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 day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    10
    12
    13
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    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 day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    15
    18
    20
    20
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    85%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    Sunny for much of Saturday.

    Today:

    Sunny for much of today, after a fairly chilly start. The sunshine will become hazy this afternoon as high cloud spreads east, with thicker cloud arrives across western areas by this evening. Becoming breezy along the south coast. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with patchy light rain and drizzle. Overnight dry conditions with broken cloud and clear spells arrive. Breezy inland, windy along the Norfolk coast. Milder than Friday night. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Sunday:

    Dry with patchy cloud but also bright or sunny spells. Temperatures generally above average, but tempered by breezy inland conditions. Remaining windy for the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry with clear or sunny periods and occasional patchy cloud. Chilly nights, but by day temperatures will become generally warm or very warm. Mainly light winds, but coastal areas breezier.

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