Old Portsmouth Beach (Victoria Pier) (Beach) (Portsmouth) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Old Portsmouth Beach (Victoria Pier) (Beach)

    Today (17 December 2025)
    Time
    12:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    32
    34
    36
    37
    39
    39
    40
    41
    41
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    76%
    81%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 December 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    42
    38
    34
    26
    25
    20
    20
    23
    26
    30
    33
    37
    43
    46
    45
    47
    49
    47
    35
    31
    29
    27
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    20
    17
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    12
    12
    11
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    14
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    24
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Overcast Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    8
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    89%
    88%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    94%
    95%
    90%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Portsmouth tidal station which is 0.8 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:

    Fog and frost cleared by freshening wind, rain later.

    Today:

    Foggy and frosty start for most on Wednesday before freshening winds and increasing cloud cover through the morning allow fog and frost to slowly clear. A chance of rain into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy with the odd outbreak at rain, before a band of rain moves east during the late evening with heavy outbreaks at times. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy and wet with strong winds for much of Thursday. Rain will be heavy at times before wind and rain easing during the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier but breezy on Friday. Saturday similar but probably clouding over with chance of evening rain arriving. Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain at times. Temperatures near normal.

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