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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (6.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for St. Leonards (Beach)

    Today (28 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    22
    22
    19
    16
    14
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 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 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <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)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    84%
    76%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    76%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    8
    14
    13
    13
    13
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    21
    24
    24
    27
    26
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    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
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    19
    22
    23
    17
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    71%
    70%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    12
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    21
    20
    16
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    85%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 28 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 29 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 30 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 31 December

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 1 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 2 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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 3 January

    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.

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    Headline:

    Generally dry but cloudy.

    Today:

    A dry day, with plenty of cloud throughout. A few breaks in the cloud may develop, with the best of any brighter spells likely in the south. Blustery winds along the coast, easing later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with a good deal of cloud at first. Cloud breaks developing in the evening, with the northeasterly winds bringing colder temperatures, and frost likely in many places. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Monday:

    Dry but dull to start, though some showers may move in from the north late in the afternoon. Mostly light winds, though stronger along the coast. Frost possible overnight. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Mostly dry and cloudy with light winds on Tuesday. Some brighter spells but blustery winds along the coast on Wednesday. Gusty winds and occasional showers possible on Thursday.

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