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Rustington (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Rustington

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    9
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    24
    22
    18
    13
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    69%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    12
    9
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    7
    7
    6
    6
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    14
    19
    22
    26
    29
    32
    34
    35
    37
    37
    38
    38
    37
    36
    34
    32
    29
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    22
    18
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    17
    18
    17
    12
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    11
    5
    5
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 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 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)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    4
    SW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    15
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    15
    13
    10
    8
    8
    7
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    85%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    6
    9
    11
    11
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    3
    SW
    3
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    12
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    18
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    4
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    12
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    18
    23
    25
    24
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    83%
    72%
    64%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    12
    14
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    0.8
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    3
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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 intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    22
    26
    26
    23
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    79%
    67%
    55%
    54%
    62%
    68%
    UV - - 1 3 4 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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:

    Turning wet and breezier overnight. Cloudy, breezy Wednesday, rain easing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some clear spells initially but cloud building from the west through the evening with rain arriving in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Winds easing for a time but becoming breezy again by dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Unsettled with cloud and some heavy rain at first, the rain becoming lighter and more intermittent by afternoon with some drier interludes developing later. Breezy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Drier Thursday and Friday, and becoming warm to very warm in brighter spells. Brisk winds easing. Rain or showers likely developing during Saturday, perhaps turning thundery later.

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