Portsmouth Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Portsmouth Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:05 AM and sunset is at 04:46 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:17AM1.29m
9:42PM1.19m
9:56AM1.26m
10:25PM1.22m
10:39AM1.22m
11:12PM1.24m
11:25AM1.16m
00:03AM1.26m
12:17PM1.11m
1:00AM1.27m
1:16PM1.05m
2:03AM1.28m
2:23PM1.02m
3:10AM1.31m
3:33PM1.02m
4:17AM1.35m
4:41PM1.05m
5:20AM1.39m
5:43PM1.10m
6:18AM1.43m
6:40PM1.17m
7:10AM1.45m
7:32PM1.23m
7:59AM1.43m
8:20PM1.27m
8:44AM1.39m
9:06PM1.29m
9:27AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.13m
3:45AM0.17m
4:13PM0.12m
4:32AM0.19m
4:53PM0.12m
5:22AM0.21m
5:38PM0.13m
6:19AM0.24m
6:28PM0.15m
7:22AM0.26m
7:26PM0.17m
8:30AM0.27m
8:30PM0.17m
9:41AM0.25m
9:37PM0.15m
10:49AM0.21m
10:44PM0.12m
11:49AM0.16m
11:46PM0.07m
12:43PM0.11m
00:43AM0.04m
1:32PM0.07m
1:36AM0.02m
2:17PM0.05m
2:27AM0.03m
2:59PM0.06m
3:14AM0.06m
3:39PM0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
25
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
 mm 
max°C
-4
1
6
5
4
1
0
0
-10
-12
-10
-14
-10
-10
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-5
-8
-7
-13
-4
-2
-8
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
-6
-7
-11
-12
-6
-5
-9
-2
-1
Moonrise
8:43
9:04
9:25
9:47
10:11
10:40
11:17
12:03
1:02
2:13
3:30
4:49
6:04
7:16
8:24
Moonset
7:56
9:04
10:14
11:25
12:40
1:57
3:15
4:27
5:30
6:20
6:58
7:29
7:54
8:16
8:36
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
Sunset
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:05
Today's sea temperature in Portsmouth is
2.7° C
(Statistics for 21 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 5.4 max: 7.0 min: 3.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026
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