Southwold (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening.
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

Tide: Next high tide (2.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Southwold (Beach)

    Today (18 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    26
    28
    28
    28
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    19
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    19
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    20
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    12
    13
    15
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    13
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    4
    4
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    12
    14
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    9
    11
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    13
    16
    17
    17
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    93%
    89%
    85%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    11
    12
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    14
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    15
    15
    17
    18
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    81%
    76%
    74%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    Sunny spells on Friday, rain later. Cloudy on Saturday.

    Today:

    Patchy cloud throughout the day, with plenty of sunny spells. Likely staying dry, although the odd shower in the north possible. Cloud thickening from the west into the evening, bringing patchy rain. Winds also increasing, especially along the coast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy overnight with rain across western parts, perhaps heavy at times. Drier across East Anglia. Remaining breezy along the coast. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Saturday:

    Another cloudy day with some brighter spells at times. Any rain in the west clearing through the morning, leaving a dry afternoon. Breezy. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    A mostly fine day on Easter Sunday with sunny spells, perhaps the odd shower. Turning unsettled through Monday and Tuesday with scattered showers. Light winds throughout. Generally cool by day.

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