Rustington (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

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Rustington

    Today (28 March 2025)
    Time
    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
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    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
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    25
    24
    23
    23
    20
    23
    25
    30
    29
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    91%
    75%
    53%
    44%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    40%
    45%
    56%
    63%
    67%
    74%
    76%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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
    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
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    8
    WSW
    10
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    10
    13
    16
    15
    16
    18
    20
    23
    26
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    73%
    64%
    54%
    43%
    42%
    45%
    54%
    57%
    59%
    64%
    72%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    7
    7
    11
    11
    12
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    10
    WNW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    7
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    23
    21
    23
    23
    20
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    95%
    89%
    68%
    55%
    48%
    68%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    8
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    N
    3
    SE
    4
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    7
    7
    11
    12
    12
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    88%
    92%
    74%
    63%
    66%
    77%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    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%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    9
    ESE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    17
    21
    23
    23
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    88%
    66%
    50%
    44%
    59%
    72%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    15
    6
    4
    4
    4
    8
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    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%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    5
    E
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    12
    14
    17
    17
    16
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    84%
    68%
    56%
    52%
    64%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    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%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    18°
    19°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    7
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    10
    13
    14
    12
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    87%
    71%
    56%
    49%
    67%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    17°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    7
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    11
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    67%
    54%
    52%
    59%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 28 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 29 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 30 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 31 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.7 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:

    Low cloud and fog along the coast, rain by dawn.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Areas of low cloud and fog may spread inland from the south coast this evening, remaining clear to the north. After midnight, increasing cloud cover arrives from the northwest with rain arriving in the west by dawn. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Friday:

    A rather wet start to the day with cloud and rain slowly clearing to the southeast by midday. Followed by sunny spells into the afternoon, staying dry with a breeze. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A bright start Saturday, turning increasingly cloudy with strong winds. Clearing overnight to leave sunny spells and easing winds Sunday and Monday, cloudier in the east with rain at times.

    Updated:

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