Selsey (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to heavy rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Selsey (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    03:00
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    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    24
    S
    26
    S
    28
    S
    30
    S
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    27
    SW
    23
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    39
    36
    35
    33
    32
    33
    34
    37
    43
    45
    44
    50
    53
    54
    50
    42
    35
    30
    28
    26
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    30
    28
    25
    21
    17
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.7
    2.8
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    3.3
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    18
    8
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.1
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    28
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    11
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    12
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    17
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    16
    15
    16
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    14
    16
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    18
    22
    23
    21
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    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

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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:

    Wet and windy in the evening, clearing overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy and windy, with the odd outbreak of rain in the evening. A band of rain moving in from the west during the late evening, turning heavy at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy and wet, with strong winds. Gales possible along the coast and over high ground. Rain will be heavy at times, before the wind and rain ease overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °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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    UK long range weather forecast

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