Southwold - The Denes (Beach) (Suffolk) 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

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Southwold - The Denes (Beach)

    Today (24 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    22
    21
    23
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    92%
    86%
    79%
    67%
    61%
    56%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    60%
    65%
    67%
    75%
    UV 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    28
    29
    29
    28
    30
    32
    32
    33
    35
    34
    34
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    29
    25
    20
    17
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    82%
    74%
    67%
    57%
    47%
    40%
    32%
    23%
    20%
    20%
    21%
    24%
    27%
    39%
    42%
    50%
    55%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    11
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 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 day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    26
    29
    33
    34
    34
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    57%
    65%
    77%
    66%
    40%
    25%
    37%
    51%
    60%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    12
    16
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    6
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    82%
    48%
    42%
    44%
    62%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    0.9
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    30
    32
    32
    28
    22
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    81%
    65%
    49%
    49%
    57%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    16
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.5
    1.3
    1.0
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    21
    27
    26
    24
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    65%
    59%
    63%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    12
    14
    14
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    23
    23
    21
    19
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    80%
    66%
    57%
    53%
    61%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.5 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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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Early rain then becoming brighter, warm and generally dry.

    Today:

    Rain, locally heavy, clears east this morning.Then becoming brighter and mainly dry, although an odd heavy shower may arrive this afternoon. Feeling warm this afternoon, especially if sunny spells develop. Becoming breezy later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry start then outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times, spread east this evening with drier and clearer conditions following later tonight. Windy along the east coast, breezy elsewhere. Mild. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Sunday:

    Breezy and generally dry with sunny spells, although isolated showers may arrive. The highest temperatures will be in the east, especially for coastal areas. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday sunny spells and isolated showers then cloudy with patchy rain. Tuesday and Wednesday sunshine and scattered showers, but rain possible early and late each day. Windy at times.

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