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

Light showers.
🏖️ 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 • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (2.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southwold - The Denes (Beach)

    Today (13 May 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    UV 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    23
    22
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    87%
    82%
    77%
    70%
    65%
    59%
    62%
    69%
    66%
    68%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    74%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    58%
    61%
    59%
    62%
    58%
    62%
    67%
    77%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    16
    15
    13
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    76%
    73%
    65%
    58%
    54%
    51%
    47%
    50%
    53%
    57%
    60%
    61%
    66%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    23
    25
    23
    23
    23
    20
    17
    13
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    9
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    17
    21
    22
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    91%
    86%
    67%
    57%
    58%
    67%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    26
    27
    29
    26
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    87%
    77%
    71%
    70%
    76%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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:

    Showers continuing, some heavy with thunder Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Patchy cloud with further showers for many into the evening and overnight. A fresh northwesterly breeze will continue. Temperatures falling to low single figures in places but remaining generally frost free. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Another day of bright spells and occasional heavy showers, these continuing to bring the risk of some hail and thunder. Turning gradually drier through the evening. Temperatures remaining cool. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier into Friday and Saturday, sunny spells but temperatures a little below average. Likely cloudier Sunday with some rain possible, but temperatures turning milder.

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