Newhaven - West Quay (Beach) (East Sussex) weather

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Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

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    8 day forecast for Newhaven - West Quay (Beach)

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    08:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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 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°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    9
    11
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    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 intervals 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°
    20°
    21°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    19°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    E
    11
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    ENE
    15
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    19
    20
    22
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    88%
    85%
    73%
    76%
    72%
    62%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    15
    13
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    12
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    77%
    77%
    68%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    14
    15
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    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
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    5
    N
    4
    N
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    14
    16
    15
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    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)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    13
    15
    15
    17
    18
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    85%
    81%
    74%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    W
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    80%
    84%
    82%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    15
    18
    17
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    88%
    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 Newhaven 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Newhaven tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Headline:

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

    Today:

    A cool and rather cloudy start, dry though. The cloud should however clear rapidly to leave a fine afternoon, with plenty of warm sunshine. Cooler along some of Kent coasts under an onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Low cloud will spread in from the North Sea to reach the western-most parts by dawn. The odd spot of drizzle locally. Chilly in the west under prolonged clear skies. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Dry with plenty of warm sunshine after a rather cloudy and cool start. Temperatures above average, but cooler near the coast. Low cloud spreading back inland overnight. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    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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