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

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (6.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Newhaven - West Quay (Beach)

    Today (1 April 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    8
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    N
    15
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    17
    22
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    14
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    84%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    61%
    56%
    56%
    62%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    8
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    12
    11
    11
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    31
    34
    36
    37
    36
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    35
    35
    34
    33
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    85%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    20
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    26
    SW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    20
    19
    17
    18
    16
    19
    22
    25
    27
    28
    29
    29
    30
    28
    24
    26
    29
    33
    35
    38
    39
    40
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    14
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    20
    23
    24
    26
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    23
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    13
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    41
    38
    34
    30
    28
    28
    29
    31
    29
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    28
    27
    24
    21
    19
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    22
    21
    20
    18
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    NE
    6
    E
    9
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    20
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    6
    9
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    10
    6
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    25
    28
    29
    29
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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:

    Outbreaks of rain developing into the evening

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a mostly dry start, outbreaks of rain will develop later into the evening as a weakening band of rain moves southeastwards across the region. Becoming mostly dry towards dawn with perhaps a few clearer spells developing Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy with some light rain or drizzle early morning, especially in Kent. Becoming dry with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells. Feeling cooler compared to previous days. Light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Unsettled with an increasing likelihood of wet and windy conditions on Friday and into the weekend. Drier, brighter and windy on Sunday. Feeling cooler.

    Updated:

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