Saltdean (Beach) (East 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 showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
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 Saltdean (Beach)

    Today (16 February 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    23
    W
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    32
    30
    29
    30
    29
    28
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    29
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    20
    17
    16
    13
    13
    10
    9
    10
    13
    16
    19
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    72%
    68%
    65%
    60%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    52%
    52%
    52%
    53%
    55%
    57%
    61%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    E
    22
    E
    24
    E
    26
    E
    26
    E
    27
    E
    27
    E
    27
    E
    26
    E
    26
    E
    26
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    24
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    31
    36
    38
    39
    40
    41
    42
    41
    41
    41
    42
    41
    40
    41
    40
    40
    40
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    22
    24
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    40
    39
    38
    38
    37
    37
    35
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    27
    26
    23
    20
    18
    16
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    62%
    56%
    54%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    21
    24
    25
    27
    28
    29
    29
    31
    34
    35
    35
    36
    37
    36
    38
    37
    40
    41
    41
    39
    37
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    64%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    60%
    61%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    32
    34
    34
    32
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.3
    2.1
    1.9
    1.6
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    31
    32
    34
    33
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 16 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 16 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 16 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 16 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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 Brighton Marina tidal station which is 2.8 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:

    Clear spells, some rain tonight. Patchy frost developing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Occasional rain or showers spreading southeastwards overnight with some frost and localised icy patches developing during clearer interludes, moreso later in the night. Winds strengthening by the end of the night, especially across Kent. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Likely a dry day with lengthy bright or sunny spells. Breezy through the morning for many, but winds tending to ease during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Fine to start Wednesday, but strong winds, rain and perhaps some snow developing late in the day. Drier and brighter but breezy Thursday. Further rain and strong winds likely Friday.

    Updated:

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