Portsmouth, Southern Branch Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Portsmouth, Southern Branch 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 07:24 AM and sunset is at 07:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
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
2:47PM0.67m
3:23AM0.77m
3:41PM0.65m
4:23AM0.77m
4:44PM0.64m
5:27AM0.78m
5:48PM0.67m
6:26AM0.81m
6:47PM0.72m
7:19AM0.85m
7:39PM0.79m
8:06AM0.90m
8:25PM0.86m
8:50AM0.94m
9:09PM0.94m
9:32AM0.96m
9:51PM1.00m
10:15AM0.96m
10:34PM1.05m
10:58AM0.95m
11:18PM1.07m
11:42AM0.92m
00:05AM1.07m
12:30PM0.87m
00:55AM1.04m
1:21PM0.82m
1:51AM0.99m
2:18PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.19m
8:54PM0.13m
10:01AM0.23m
9:50PM0.16m
11:04AM0.24m
10:53PM0.17m
12:05PM0.22m
11:57PM0.15m
12:59PM0.18m
00:56AM0.11m
1:45PM0.12m
1:49AM0.06m
2:27PM0.07m
2:39AM0.01m
3:06PM0.01m
3:26AM-0.04m
3:45PM-0.04m
4:12AM-0.08m
4:24PM-0.07m
4:58AM-0.09m
5:05PM-0.09m
5:45AM-0.09m
5:48PM-0.09m
6:35AM-0.05m
6:34PM-0.07m
7:29AM-0.01m
7:26PM-0.03m
8:29AM0.04m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
20
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
S
25
SW
20
WSW
 mm 
7
2
4
15
6
10
max°C
20
26
24
22
28
25
20
4
6
5
12
12
12
15
13
18
21
19
19
20
8
-1
3
3
2
4
4
6
8
7
9
15
15
14
22
21
21
26
25
23
20
11
14
19
17
23
27
Moonrise
1:38
2:36
3:28
4:14
4:54
5:29
5:59
6:26
6:52
7:18
7:45
8:16
8:52
9:36
10:30
11:32
Moonset
10:57
11:44
12:37
1:37
2:40
3:45
4:52
5:58
7:06
8:15
9:27
10:41
11:56
1:10
2:17
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:20
Today's sea temperature in Portsmouth, Southern Branch is
8.4° C
(Statistics for 10 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 14.0 min: 7.6°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
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