Southwold - The Pier (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 changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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 low tide (0.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for Southwold - The Pier (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    20
    N
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    13
    N
    12
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    16
    N
    18
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    16
    16
    16
    17
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    30
    29
    27
    27
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    83%
    72%
    65%
    71%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    19
    N
    17
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    16
    18
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    18
    NNE
    15
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    15
    16
    18
    15
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    17
    18
    21
    22
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 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)
    11°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    21
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    87%
    79%
    73%
    68%
    73%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    86%
    75%
    69%
    67%
    71%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    14
    17
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    81%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    71%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Southwold tidal station which is 1.2 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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    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells and some low cloud at first.

    Today:

    Dry with low cloud at first, becoming confined to the coast through the morning. Then a fine, dry day with sunny spells. Light to moderate northeasterly winds expected. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry with sunny intervals and patchy cloud through the evening. Overnight low cloud will spread in from the east. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Any low cloud quickly clearing and becoming confined to the east of the region to leave a fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine. Brisk northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Generally dry but cloudy, with sunny spells and outbreaks of patchy drizzle at times. Low cloud, mist and hill fog likely during the nights, but clearing during the day.

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