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

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Forecast days

Heavy rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Newhaven - West Quay (Beach)

    Today (11 January 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    90%
    60%
    ≥95%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    36
    S
    37
    S
    37
    S
    37
    S
    36
    SSW
    35
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    51
    51
    51
    51
    49
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    E
    E
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    35
    37
    38
    37
    36
    35
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    31
    SW
    27
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    35
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    26
    24
    24
    21
    23
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    26
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    17
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    9
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    27
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.5
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    2.7
    1.9
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    9
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 January 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    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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    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 14 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 15 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 16 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Less cold, with rain this evening. Brighter Monday, possible rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain will move east east this evening, perhaps heavy at times, clearing during the early hours. Remaining windy overnight with isolated showers and clear spells. Less cold than of late. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Rather windy but largely dry and bright to start. Isolated showers easing before becoming cloudy, with a chance of further rain around Kent. Milder than recently. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Less cold than of late, and unsettled through this period. Breezy at times with spells of rain or showers, but also some sunny spells likely in-between. Likely drier on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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