Rustington (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to heavy rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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7 day forecast for Rustington

Today (6 January 2026)
Time
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
40%
80%
90%
≥95%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed
W
4
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
7
SW
10
SW
13
SW
15
SW
19
SW
22
Wind gust (mph)
8
10
16
24
27
31
39
43
44
Visibility
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
E
M
M
Humidity
93%
93%
94%
90%
85%
79%
80%
84%
89%
UV 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
4
5
5
7
10
13
15
19
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (7 January 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
80%
70%
30%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
23
SW
23
WSW
19
W
13
WNW
10
WNW
9
WNW
9
W
9
W
10
W
10
W
12
W
13
WNW
14
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
13
W
12
W
10
W
9
W
8
W
8
W
7
W
5
W
4
Wind gust (mph)
48
45
30
27
25
25
26
27
27
28
29
31
31
30
29
27
26
25
23
20
17
15
11
8
Visibility (description)
M
M
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
94%
95%
95%
94%
93%
92%
91%
87%
87%
85%
80%
75%
72%
69%
69%
72%
75%
77%
80%
83%
84%
85%
86%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
23
23
19
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
7
5
4
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
30%
50%
60%
50%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
60%
80%
90%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
90%
80%
80%
70%
80%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
4
NNE
4
E
4
E
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
6
S
6
SSW
6
SSE
6
SE
7
ESE
8
ESE
10
E
12
ESE
15
SE
17
SE
19
S
20
WSW
19
W
19
Wind gust (mph)
6
8
9
8
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
11
15
21
25
26
30
34
30
30
33
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
M
M
Humidity
87%
87%
90%
93%
95%
96%
97%
98%
99%
98%
98%
97%
97%
97%
97%
98%
98%
97%
97%
97%
97%
96%
94%
95%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
12
15
17
19
20
19
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.5
2.0
2.6
3.2
3.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
6
7
9
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
19
WNW
19
NW
18
NW
17
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
17
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
15
NW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
NW
11
Wind gust (mph)
37
33
30
30
30
28
28
28
25
24
26
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
21
21
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
94%
95%
95%
96%
96%
95%
95%
94%
93%
92%
88%
87%
83%
79%
77%
78%
80%
83%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
86%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.1
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
11
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
8
NW
7
NW
6
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
Wind gust (mph)
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
14
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
86%
85%
85%
86%
86%
85%
86%
86%
86%
84%
80%
76%
73%
69%
69%
74%
82%
85%
86%
88%
89%
90%
90%
90%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
5
NE
7
E
9
ESE
11
SE
14
SSE
14
SE
14
SSE
13
Wind gust (mph)
9
9
12
16
19
21
22
20
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
90%
91%
91%
90%
83%
86%
91%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
7
9
11
14
14
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
1.1
1.5
1.9
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
10
10
5
6
6
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
12
SSW
11
S
10
S
10
S
11
S
10
SE
8
ESE
8
Wind gust (mph)
19
17
15
15
18
14
10
10
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
94%
93%
92%
91%
92%
93%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 6 January

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 6 January

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 6 January

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 6 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 7 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 8 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 9 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 10 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 11 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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 12 January

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:

Partly cloudy and sunny intervals. Rain, sleet and breezy later.

Today:

Bright with sunny spells for many initially, then patchy cloud spreading east through the day. Mostly dry. Less cold than previous days but winds increasing later. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with organised bands of rain and sleet through the evening and overnight. Clearing from the northwest later. Strong winds. Cold with a risk of an early evening frost. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry, windy but bright with sunny spells and patchy cloud on Wednesday. Increasingly cloudy with outbreaks of rain overnight. Rather cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Early, rain, sleet and snow clearing east Thursday. Becoming windy with a chance of rain and snow later Thursday into Friday, low confidence. Sunny, with light winds probable Saturday.

Updated:

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