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

Cloudy.
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 (6.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Rustington

    Friday (6 March 2026)
    Time
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
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    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    Time
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    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
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    07:00
    08:00
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    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    95%
    90%
    86%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    85%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    86%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    4
    SE
    4
    WSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    15
    18
    18
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    M
    G
    VG
    G
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    98%
    92%
    81%
    81%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    8
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    23
    26
    29
    27
    25
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    89%
    82%
    78%
    85%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    15
    15
    14
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    27
    34
    34
    33
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    90%
    84%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Wednesday 11 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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

    Thursday 12 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.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mild and bright Thursday, but rain likely by Friday afternoon.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mainly dry start for Thursday evening with increasing amounts of cloud. Mist and fog most likely to affect eastern areas, with increasing chance of some showers or rain overnight. This mainly in the northwest of the region. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Most areas cloudy with chance of showers. Hazy sunshine at first towards London and Kent. Some showery rain arriving, probably turning heavier and more persistent in the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Conditions remaining cloudy and mild through the weekend and into Monday, with widespread low cloud, some fog, and a chance of rain at times.

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