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

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

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    7 day forecast for Southwold (Beach)

    Today (16 November 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    24
    21
    21
    21
    23
    25
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    74%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (17 November 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 shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    31
    35
    38
    37
    39
    37
    36
    36
    37
    37
    34
    32
    28
    26
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    67%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    61%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    24
    28
    30
    31
    30
    30
    28
    24
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    4
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 November 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    28
    27
    26
    28
    26
    28
    29
    30
    32
    34
    34
    35
    35
    38
    39
    39
    37
    36
    33
    33
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    6
    6
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 November 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    29
    28
    26
    25
    26
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 November 2025)
    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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    WNW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    22
    18
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    79%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (22 November 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    82%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 21 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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 22 November

    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:

    Early cloud clearing to sunny spells. Turning colder.

    Today:

    Early cloud and any light rain clearing south through the morning, A mainly fine afternoon follows with sunny spells. However, it will be feeling cooler than of late, especially in the developing breeze. Perhaps the odd coastal shower later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cold with clear spells and brisk winds. Showers are possible, mainly along the coast at first, but likely extending further inland through the night, especially after midnight. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    Fine, and cold with sunny spells. Showers continuing at first, but becoming restricted to coasts by the afternoon. However, the brisk winds will continue to add to the chilly feel. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cold start Tuesday, before cloud and rain, spreads south and east. Staying cold Wednesday and Thursday, with occasional coastal showers, perhaps wintry at times. Occasionally windy, particularly Wednesday. Overnight frosts.

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