Newhaven - West Quay (Beach) (East 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 Newhaven - West Quay (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    S
    26
    S
    28
    S
    30
    S
    31
    S
    33
    S
    34
    S
    36
    S
    38
    SSW
    38
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    33
    SW
    29
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    45
    45
    43
    39
    37
    36
    36
    35
    35
    38
    42
    44
    44
    46
    48
    52
    52
    48
    43
    38
    33
    30
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    82%
    79%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    31
    31
    33
    35
    36
    36
    35
    32
    28
    24
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.4
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    23
    23
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    17
    16
    17
    17
    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
    84%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    23
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    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%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    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
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    17
    20
    19
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    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%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven 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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