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

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 (4 July 2025)
    Time
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    26°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SSW
    13
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    14
    14
    14
    15
    20
    23
    27
    29
    30
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    27
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    66%
    56%
    53%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    39%
    32%
    26%
    27%
    38%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    42%
    42%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    14
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    27
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    29
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    42%
    50%
    55%
    59%
    68%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    68%
    73%
    77%
    81%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    17
    20
    26
    25
    22
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    82%
    77%
    59%
    56%
    48%
    59%
    65%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    32
    33
    33
    32
    28
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    83%
    81%
    67%
    59%
    55%
    56%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    15
    16
    17
    15
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NE
    12
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    25
    23
    20
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    71%
    46%
    42%
    42%
    52%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 6 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    11
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 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 Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    15°
    20°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    14
    18
    18
    16
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    79%
    62%
    51%
    48%
    60%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – –
    0.5
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    		 – – –
    9
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (10 July 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 Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    17
    19
    17
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    83%
    69%
    56%
    53%
    59%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 04:00, Fri
    Updated 02:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 4 Jul 2025

    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Becoming progressively changeable and breezy, with rain and showers.

    Today:

    A fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine, occasionally filtered by high cloud. A gentle breeze will develop in the afternoon but despite this, it will feel warm to very warm. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Tonight:

    A breezy and increasingly cloudy night, largely dry with the chance of a few spots of rain. More persistent outbreaks of rain are expected to spread southeast around dawn. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Saturday:

    Early rain will quickly clear south, leaving a bright, mostly dry morning. Sunny spells in the afternoon with the odd shower possible. Breezy, feeling warm and rather humid. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Rather cloudy with showers on Sunday, locally heavy. Fewer showers on Monday, with more sunny spells. Breezy throughout. A cool start on Tuesday but dry with plenty of sunshine.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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