Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach) (Dorset) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (3.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach)

    Today (5 May 2026)
    Time
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    16
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    76%
    73%
    65%
    61%
    55%
    55%
    53%
    51%
    49%
    51%
    54%
    58%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    UV 1 2 3 5 5 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    E
    5
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    10
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    58%
    56%
    54%
    55%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    2
    3
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    15
    15
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    10
    15
    15
    15
    15
    11
    7
    7
    7
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    59%
    61%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    18
    16
    21
    22
    23
    22
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    88%
    89%
    78%
    69%
    65%
    74%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    7
    9
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    13
    NE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    10
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    24
    25
    25
    24
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    77%
    65%
    60%
    71%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times explained
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    Forecast for 9am Tuesday
    Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 5 May 2026
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    Headline:

    Mostly dry today.

    Today:

    Largely dry today with a few bright or sunny spells at times. However, cloud will thicken around the north coast bringing some showery outbreaks of rain occasionally. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying cloudy overnight, perhaps with the odd spot of rain at times, but mostly dry for many. The blanket of cloud will hold temperatures well above freezing. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy and grey to start the day. Remaining cloudy in the west with showers at times, but clouding thinning in the east to bring a few brighter spells. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Largely cloudy in the coming day with scattered showers at times. Some brighter spells are possible too. Turning warmer.

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