Swanwick, Hampshire Weather
About Swanwick, Hampshire
Swanwick retains an understated character, marked by the steady convergence of tidal waters and the remnants of its industrial heritage. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-east of Hedge End (from Hedge End: bearing 167°T, OS grid SU 498 096), and is situated north-north-west of Sarisbury village. The presence of the Bursledon Brickworks serves as a stark, red-brick reminder of the Victorian labour that once defined this stretch of the Hamble valley. Near the water, the Lower Swanwick Stream flows with a quiet purpose, slicing through the landscape before broadening into the wider estuary. The light here often catches the reed beds, casting long, bruised shadows that shift with the turning of the tide. Beyond the industrial relics, the Lincegrove and Hackett's Marshes SSSI provide a sanctuary for wildfowl, where the air tastes of salt and damp earth. Swanwick navigates a balance between these protected wetlands and the persistent encroachment of modern infrastructure. The landscape remains defined by this interplay, where the ghosts of kiln fires meet the perpetual, rhythmic pulse of the rising sea.
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Live animated radar for Swanwick and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swanwick, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swanwick, Hampshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Swanwick includes coordinates 50.884486, -1.292866, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Swanwick is available on the Swanwick map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.