Selsey (Beach) (West 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

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

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    7 day forecast for Selsey (Beach)

    Today (22 February 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    26
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 February 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    94%
    96%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    6
    6
    6
    6
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    6
    6
    6
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 February 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 Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 February 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Mist Fog Fog Fog Mist Sunny day 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    13
    13
    12
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    93%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    90%
    94%
    95%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    27
    23
    24
    25
    25
    23
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    11
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    30
    31
    30
    27
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    75%
    68%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.2
    1.6
    1.5
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    5
    6
    6
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    15
    22
    24
    24
    19
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    92%
    95%
    85%
    71%
    68%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 24 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 February

    Tide times and heights are from Selsey Bill tidal station which is 0.4 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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    Headline:

    Sunday, morning rain, sunnier afternoon. Rather breezy but mild.

    Today:

    Early cloud and rain, gradually clearing. Largely dry conditions with bright or sunny spells to follow by afternoon. Rather windy at times, but temperatures mild or very mild Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    A brisk breeze will continue overnight and it will remain rather mild. Generally dry across the region with a mixture of clear periods and occasional cloudier spells. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    Mostly dry with some bright spells on Monday morning but thicker cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain spreading east later. Still rather breezy but mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday and Wednesday, variable cloud and mostly dry, feeling very mild in brighter spells. Breezy at times. Thursday, dry for a time, rain and stronger winds later. Mild.

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