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 06:54 AM and sunset is at 06:49 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Icy conditions (max 15°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
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
10:19AM2.44m
10:50PM2.30m
11:01AM2.55m
11:28PM2.46m
11:43AM2.62m
00:05AM2.60m
12:25PM2.67m
00:44AM2.73m
1:08PM2.69m
1:23AM2.81m
1:52PM2.65m
2:06AM2.85m
2:39PM2.57m
2:51AM2.82m
3:31PM2.45m
3:43AM2.74m
4:30PM2.33m
4:44AM2.63m
5:37PM2.22m
5:51AM2.53m
6:48PM2.16m
7:03AM2.47m
8:01PM2.18m
8:18AM2.47m
9:08PM2.27m
9:25AM2.51m
10:04PM2.39m
10:21AM2.56m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.09m
4:41AM0.15m
5:09PM-0.02m
5:24AM-0.00m
5:47PM-0.10m
6:07AM-0.14m
6:26PM-0.16m
6:50AM-0.25m
7:06PM-0.17m
7:35AM-0.31m
7:49PM-0.15m
8:21AM-0.31m
8:34PM-0.07m
9:12AM-0.25m
9:24PM0.04m
10:08AM-0.15m
10:21PM0.17m
11:12AM-0.03m
11:26PM0.28m
12:20PM0.05m
00:36AM0.34m
1:33PM0.09m
1:51AM0.33m
2:43PM0.07m
3:02AM0.24m
3:42PM0.01m
4:01AM0.12m
4:32PM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
8
3
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
8
0.8
W
3
0.5
SE
9
1
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
1
ESE
5
1.6
E
6
2
E
6
2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
12
2.1
SE
10
1.5
ESE
11
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light rain
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
20
SSE
25
S
40
S
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
S
20
SW
10
SW
30
W
20
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
15
SSE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
5
SW
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
15
NE
20
SE
20
SW
20
SW
 mm 
13
9
15
1
2
2
11
1
10
3
2
max°C
8
13
15
4
2
-2
-3
1
1
1
2
2
5
8
4
2
3
0
4
8
6
2
1
-5
-7
-2
-3
2
5
5
4
11
8
9
14
10
8
7
4
4
5
5
7
8
6
5
5
Moonrise
5:49
6:11
6:32
6:53
7:15
7:40
8:11
8:50
9:40
10:42
11:53
1:09
2:24
3:37
4:47
5:56
Moonset
4:18
5:30
6:43
7:57
9:15
10:35
11:55
1:12
2:20
3:16
3:59
4:33
4:59
5:21
5:41
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:49
6:51
6:52
6:52
6:53
6:54
6:57
6:58
6:59
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:04
7:05
7:06
7:07
Today's sea temperature in Portsmouth is
3.0° C
(Statistics for 16 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 3.2 max: 4.5 min: 1.4°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Monday 16 Mar 2026
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