Southwold - The Pier (Beach) (Suffolk) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

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)

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:53

Sunset: 18:33
Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
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 (0.8m) at 07:08
L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:54

Sunset: 18:30

Sunny.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 18:28

Sunny.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:58

Sunset: 18:26

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:00

Sunset: 18:23

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:01

Sunset: 18:21

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;
Tue 6 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:03

Sunset: 18:19

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 6 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius;

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:53

Sunset: 18:33

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Southwold - The Pier (Beach)

Today (30 September 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	30%	20%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	40%	20%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	20°	19°	20°	20°	21°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	20°	19°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	17°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	17°	17°	17°	16°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 18	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 9
Wind gust (mph)	22	24	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	25	25	23	23	21	19	17	17	15	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	84%	78%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	89%	92%	93%	93%	92%	91%	87%	84%	80%	74%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	13	11	11	10	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (1 October 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
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	15°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	17°	15°	14°	14°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	14°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	16°	14°	13°	13°	12°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	WSW 7
Wind gust (mph)	13	14	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	11
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	76%	78%	81%	85%	84%	85%	85%	86%	87%	85%	79%	70%	61%	57%	56%	56%	56%	56%	56%	57%	62%	65%	66%	68%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	5
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (2 October 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
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°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	14°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	13°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 14	S 16	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 13	SW 11
Wind gust (mph)	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	15	18	20	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	19
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	72%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	77%	77%	79%	75%	70%	65%	64%	65%	66%	65%	65%	68%	70%	70%	71%	71%	72%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	11	13	14	18	18	18	16	16	16	15	14	13	11
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (3 October 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	14°	15°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	14°	16°	18°	18°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 7	WSW 7
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	13
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	75%	76%	79%	82%	83%	84%	84%	85%	85%	84%	78%	75%	73%	75%	75%	74%	74%	75%	74%	75%	75%	76%	76%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	11	10	9	9	9	8	7	7	7
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	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
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	7	2	2	2	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (4 October 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
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)	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	14°	15°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	14°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 7	WSW 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 7	W 7	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7
Wind gust (mph)	13	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	16	16	16	16	13	13	12	11	13	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	G
Humidity	80%	82%	84%	85%	85%	86%	87%	88%	88%	86%	83%	78%	75%	73%	72%	72%	72%	71%	72%	74%	75%	76%	79%	81%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	6	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (5 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	–	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	14°	13°	16°	18°	18°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	12°	12°	15°	17°	18°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 8	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NNW 7
Wind gust (mph)	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	10	11
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	81%	81%	85%	88%	84%	72%	68%	74%	77%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	7
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	6	4	4	6	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore							–	–	–

Tuesday (6 October 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	14°	17°	18°	18°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	13°	16°	17°	17°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	S 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	S 9
Wind gust (mph)	11	11	13	16	16	15	15	16
Visibility (description)	G	G	M	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	81%	83%	85%	81%	74%	73%	78%	81%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–