Saltdean (Beach) (East Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Saltdean (Beach)

    Today (17 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    34
    35
    36
    38
    40
    41
    42
    43
    43
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    S
    22
    S
    24
    S
    27
    S
    28
    S
    29
    S
    30
    S
    31
    S
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    30
    SW
    27
    SW
    24
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    44
    45
    42
    40
    35
    32
    30
    30
    33
    35
    38
    42
    44
    47
    47
    50
    50
    50
    50
    44
    38
    33
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    26
    27
    26
    24
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    31
    28
    24
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    16
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    15
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    6
    8
    9
    11
    13
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    12
    10
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    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%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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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