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

Overcast changing to sunny by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Rustington

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    10
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    74%
    66%
    63%
    55%
    52%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    51%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    57%
    65%
    75%
    80%
    81%
    UV 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    9
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    6
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    E
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    ESE
    3
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    11
    9
    7
    6
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    79%
    72%
    64%
    57%
    53%
    45%
    50%
    55%
    57%
    59%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    74%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    E
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    16
    19
    19
    19
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    88%
    83%
    51%
    43%
    34%
    41%
    56%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    5
    6
    9
    11
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    19°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    E
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    7
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    17
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    79%
    74%
    43%
    32%
    42%
    51%
    72%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    10
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNW
    4
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    11
    16
    18
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    72%
    52%
    44%
    45%
    50%
    69%
    UV - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    4
    7
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    16
    18
    19
    18
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    86%
    80%
    64%
    49%
    45%
    48%
    69%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    16
    19
    18
    16
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    86%
    81%
    66%
    55%
    55%
    63%
    81%
    UV - - 1 5 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    18
    20
    19
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    88%
    84%
    69%
    63%
    63%
    72%
    89%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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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    Headline:

    Cloudier overnight, this clearing Saturday morning to further warm sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Low cloud will gradually spread inland from eastern coastal districts overnight, leaving most areas cloudy by dawn. Staying mainly dry, although the odd spot of drizzle is perhaps possible in places. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Saturday:

    On the cloudy side to start, however mist and low cloud should disperse later in the morning to leave a generally fine remainder of the day with warm sunshine. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mainly fine, with warm sunshine after some cloudy and cool starts, although a risk of isolated showers from Monday. Temperatures above average, but cooler and breezier near some coasts.

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