Southwick (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Southwick (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    26
    S
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    22
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    39
    36
    34
    32
    32
    33
    34
    36
    41
    44
    43
    44
    49
    52
    51
    46
    40
    35
    30
    26
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    22
    18
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.6
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    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 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 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    20
    18
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    16
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    12
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    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
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    5
    5
    5
    5
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    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
    8
    11
    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 Cloudy 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    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)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    8
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    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 Cloudy 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)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    14
    16
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    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%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    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 Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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:

    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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