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Clear and 18°C in Worthing, a light W wind, a high of 20°C. Low water at 20:45. Sea 19.1°C.

Full forecast & tides
Right now
18°C Clear
Feels like
17°C
Wind
7 mph W
Rain
14%
Tide times Going out
20:45 Low water in 1h 03m
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Wrap up. The seafront will be doing its best to move you along.

The sea
19.1°C Warm for the Channel
Sea state
Slight
Waves
0.7 m
Light & air
Sunrise06:38
Sunset19:13
Air qualityGood · Low pollen

High 20°C · Low 13°C · UV 2.1

The next few days in Worthing

Thu17 Sep
Light rain

20°14°

Chance of rain
87%
Wind
16 mph
Fri18 Sep
Light drizzle

18°12°

Chance of rain
19%
Wind
16 mph
Sat19 Sep
Light drizzle

19°17°

Chance of rain
25%
Wind
17 mph
Sun20 Sep
Light drizzle

19°14°

Chance of rain
19%
Wind
14 mph
Mon21 Sep
Overcast

21°12°

Chance of rain
2%
Wind
9 mph
Tue22 Sep
Overcast

18°15°

Chance of rain
6%
Wind
5 mph

Updated 19:37. Weather and marine data from Open-Meteo; air quality from Copernicus (CAMS). Tide times are modelled and indicative only — do not use them for navigation. See the full forecast.

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