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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

Heavy rain changing to cloudy 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 (2.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southwold (Beach)

    Today (24 May 2025)
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
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    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
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    15°
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    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    20
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    23
    23
    22
    23
    24
    22
    24
    23
    24
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    85%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    91%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    12
    11
    13
    16
    17
    16
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
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    08:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    27
    27
    28
    28
    30
    32
    33
    33
    34
    33
    31
    30
    31
    32
    33
    32
    30
    24
    20
    18
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    80%
    74%
    67%
    60%
    52%
    43%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    43%
    46%
    53%
    56%
    57%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    27
    30
    32
    34
    32
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    65%
    75%
    74%
    54%
    45%
    54%
    64%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    19
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    29
    26
    27
    24
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    72%
    63%
    70%
    74%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    15
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    29
    29
    28
    25
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    67%
    66%
    73%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    18
    19
    18
    16
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.2
    0.9
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    25
    25
    23
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    74%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    15
    16
    16
    16
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    21
    21
    20
    17
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    70%
    71%
    75%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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:

    Generally unsettled and often windy during this period.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some residual spells of evening sunshine at first but the cloud will soon thicken from the west to bring outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Remaining wet overnight, with mist in places. Much milder than Thursday night. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    Rain, locally heavy, soon clearing east to brighter skies. Warm, largely dry in the afternoon but increasingly breezy with the odd heavy shower possible. Further rain in the evening. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Windy with sunny spells on Sunday and Monday, the odd shower likely. Some rain on Monday evening. Windy with further rain and showers on Tuesday. Temperatures near normal.

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