Bracklesham Bay (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

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Forecast days

Sat 26 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 18:53
Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
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 (4.6m) at 12:00
M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Sat 26 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Sun 27 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:58

Sunset: 18:50

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sun 27 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Mon 28 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:59

Sunset: 18:48

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 28 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Tue 29 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:01

Sunset: 18:46

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 29 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius;
Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:02

Sunset: 18:44

Light rain changing to cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:04

Sunset: 18:41

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:06

Sunset: 18:39

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 18:53

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Bracklesham Bay (Beach)

Today (26 September 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	12°	12°	13°	15°	17°	18°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	16°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	11°	11°	11°	13°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	WSW 4	W 3	NNW 3	NE 3
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	16	14	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	8	7	6	6	8
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	86%	87%	84%	76%	66%	57%	53%	47%	43%	43%	45%	51%	57%	69%	75%	81%	83%	84%
UV	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	3	4	5	6	6	7	7	6	5	3	3	3
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (27 September 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	40%	40%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	40%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	16°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 11	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	W 9	WNW 9
Wind gust (mph)	9	10	12	13	13	14	15	16	18	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	23	22	20	19	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G
Humidity	84%	84%	83%	83%	84%	86%	87%	89%	85%	79%	77%	76%	75%	76%	77%	78%	81%	85%	87%	90%	92%	92%	90%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	9	9	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	3	3	3	3	11	11	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (28 September 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
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°	12°	13°	14°	15°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	16°	15°	14°	14°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	13°	14°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	ENE 5	ESE 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	E 5	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	15	18	19	19	20
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	87%	88%	90%	91%	90%	91%	92%	91%	87%	82%	77%	66%	59%	54%	53%	54%	55%	57%	65%	76%	79%	80%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	6	7	8	8
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	4	4	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	6	3	4	4
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (29 September 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
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	19°	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	18°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	23	23	25	23	24	24	25	25	25	24	26	25	24	23	23	23	21	22	22	23	23	22
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	87%	89%	91%	91%	91%	91%	91%	91%	86%	85%	84%	82%	79%	78%	77%	77%	77%	79%	79%	79%	78%	78%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (30 September 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
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	60%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	19°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	20°	20°	21°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	21	22	21	20	18	17	17	18	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	16	14	13	13	16	15	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	80%	81%	83%	84%	84%	84%	86%	86%	87%	86%	86%	85%	85%	83%	84%	86%	85%	87%	90%	92%	93%	93%	94%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	5	5	5	5	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (1 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	10%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	17°	17°	16°	15°	18°	19°	19°	17°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	17°	16°	14°	18°	18°	18°	16°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 5	W 5	W 7	WSW 9	WSW 9	W 7	W 6
Wind gust (mph)	14	10	10	13	18	19	18	13	11
Visibility (description)	M	M	P	P	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	94%	93%	95%	95%	84%	63%	58%	72%	82%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	5	5	7	9	9	7	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	11	11	11	12	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore							–	–	–

Friday (2 October 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	14°	13°	12°	16°	19°	19°	16°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	12°	15°	18°	18°	16°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	W 7	WSW 7	W 5	NW 4
Wind gust (mph)	8	7	9	13	14	13	8	7
Visibility (description)	G	M	P	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	88%	93%	95%	81%	64%	59%	77%	85%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–