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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Southwold - The Pier (Beach)

    Today (11 March 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    34
    37
    40
    43
    45
    45
    46
    46
    48
    48
    47
    48
    48
    47
    46
    47
    47
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    23
    24
    26
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    33
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    33
    SW
    28
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    48
    48
    40
    34
    29
    27
    26
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    26
    24
    22
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    64%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    34
    33
    29
    22
    18
    16
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    SE
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    67%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    70%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    16
    16
    18
    21
    24
    27
    29
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    34
    32
    30
    30
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    6
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    28
    29
    26
    22
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    81%
    74%
    61%
    62%
    72%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    0.9
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    13
    19
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    31
    33
    37
    37
    35
    30
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    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?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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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    Winds increasing overnight. Thursday cloudy, windy. Dry start, rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud increasing overnight and thickening later, but all parts likely staying dry. Winds also gradually strengthening, and turning gusty by dawn. Likely staying frost free. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy but dry start, but some outbreaks of light rain possible by early afternoon. These turning more persistent through the evening, with heavy rain arriving overnight. Windy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cold and breezy Friday with brighter spells and occasional showers. Less cold Saturday, but still the odd shower likely. Further rain and strong winds spreading east Sunday.

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