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Southwold - The Pier (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 intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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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    7 day forecast for Southwold - The Pier (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    N
    13
    N
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    UV 4 5 7 7 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 7 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    23°
    25°
    26°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    SE
    6
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    15
    S
    17
    SSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    9
    14
    21
    27
    31
    32
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    81%
    61%
    56%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    10
    15
    17
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    14°
    16°
    20°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    16
    SSW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    25
    34
    36
    33
    31
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    55%
    59%
    66%
    54%
    62%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    16
    22
    20
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 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
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    SSE
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    26
    23
    20
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    79%
    79%
    67%
    64%
    66%
    71%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 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 day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    87%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 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 day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    17°
    21°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    14
    14
    16
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    90%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Hot and sunny. Some early low cloud near eastern coasts.

    Today:

    Another hot and sunny day for most after any early low cloud or fog patches clear. Likely feeling cooler towards the coast with a fresh onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Tonight:

    A fine and mild evening with skies staying largely clear. Overnight however, low cloud, mist and fog may gradually spread inland across the region. Gentle easterly breeze. Minimum temperature 16 °C.

    Sunday:

    Overnight mist and low cloud soon burning back towards the coasts where it will remain notably cooler. Otherwise, another very warm or hot day, but cloudier than of late. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Generally trending cooler, breezier, and more unsettled. Bands of showery rain moving northeast Monday, perhaps heavy at times. Variable cloud Tuesday and Wednesday with showers or longer spells of rain.

    Updated:

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