St. Leonards (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

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🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (6.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for St. Leonards (Beach)

    Today (17 May 2025)
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    Weather symbols 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%
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    Temperature
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    57%
    56%
    61%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    UV 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
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    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    76%
    73%
    67%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    58%
    61%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    73%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    3
    4
    4
    4
    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 Partly cloudy 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°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    20
    23
    26
    28
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    83%
    53%
    42%
    38%
    41%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    12
    13
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    10
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    24
    26
    23
    19
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    88%
    80%
    46%
    42%
    40%
    45%
    67%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    10
    12
    12
    10
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    E
    5
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    14
    16
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    74%
    50%
    49%
    47%
    51%
    71%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    8
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    N
    7
    E
    9
    NW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    19
    19
    18
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    82%
    77%
    60%
    51%
    46%
    54%
    73%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    3
    3
    3
    8
    5
    4
    4
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    15
    17
    18
    16
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    87%
    82%
    66%
    59%
    62%
    68%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    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
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    14
    18
    20
    19
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    86%
    72%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 2 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 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 Hastings tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    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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