Hove West (Beach) (Brighton and Hove) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy 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 Hove West (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    40%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    18
    S
    20
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    24
    S
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    46
    46
    47
    49
    52
    51
    47
    44
    39
    36
    34
    29
    Visibility
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    21
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    21
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    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 intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    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
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    6
    5
    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    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)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    11
    12
    11
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    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%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    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
    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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    19
    24
    26
    24
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    73%
    79%
    78%
    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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 2.6 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.6 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.6 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.6 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.6 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:

    Cloudy, wet and windy.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of light rain at first. Windy near coasts. Low cloud and heavy rain moving northeast through the morning and afternoon, accompanied by strengthening winds and gales possible along the coast later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Winds gradually easing through the evening, as rain becomes patchy before eventually clearing toward midnight. Becoming dry with clear spells through the early hours, but remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry, chilly and breezy start to the day. Long sunny spells throughout, feeling less cold as winds ease later. Chance of overnight showers near the south coast. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright and breezy Saturday, with sunny spells, turning cloudy later in the west. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy. Drier but cloudy Monday. Temperatures near normal.

    Updated:

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