Southwick (Beach) (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

Sunny.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southwick (Beach)

    Today (8 April 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    S
    3
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    51%
    51%
    55%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    UV 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 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 day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny day Clear night 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)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    3
    W
    2
    WNW
    3
    NNW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NW
    4
    W
    3
    WSW
    3
    SW
    4
    SW
    6
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    14
    17
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    27
    32
    29
    26
    26
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    64%
    59%
    63%
    55%
    55%
    62%
    64%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    3
    3
    4
    6
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    4
    NNE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    17
    15
    12
    10
    10
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    24
    24
    25
    25
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    60%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    70%
    62%
    55%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    61%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    4
    3
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    25
    24
    25
    26
    26
    28
    30
    32
    34
    35
    33
    31
    28
    26
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    72%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    71%
    65%
    59%
    57%
    56%
    54%
    53%
    52%
    52%
    53%
    57%
    57%
    62%
    64%
    64%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    9
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    26
    26
    26
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    18
    17
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    9
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    19
    25
    25
    22
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    77%
    70%
    67%
    76%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    10
    12
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    19
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    78%
    61%
    56%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Shoreham tidal station which is 0.7 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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    Dry with clear spells.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry overnight with clear spells, however some higher cloud is likely to thicken from the west. The clear spells will allow for some mist or fog patches to develop by dawn. Light winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Brighter spells likely at first, and soon feeling warm in any sunshine. Cloud then thickens by the afternoon, with outbreaks of rain possible. Cooler and breezy into the evening. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Chilly start Friday then sunny intervals, cloud thickening later. Rain and strong winds Saturday morning, isolated showers later. Sunshine and showers Sunday. Temperatures near average for April.

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