Church Ope Cove (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Church Ope Cove (Beach)

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    18
    15
    12
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    UV 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    10
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    6
    7
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NNW
    9
    SSW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    86%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    E
    8
    S
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    11
    15
    18
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    65%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    10
    N
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    13
    10
    15
    19
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    71%
    69%
    63%
    65%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    9
    8
    9
    12
    14
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    21
    25
    27
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    13
    14
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    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
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    27
    28
    28
    25
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    83%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    23
    23
    24
    25
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Scattered showers and sunny spells this week.

    Today:

    Early fog soon clearing to give a mostly fine day with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells. Isolated showers developing, perhaps heavy at times. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late sunny spells to end the day. Staying dry overnight with increasingly clear skies, under which mist and fog patches may form. Locally chilly in rural spots. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fine start with plenty of sunshine. Cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, possibly with a few showers. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    More widespread chance of showers on Wednesday, potentially heavy and thundery. Drier on Thursday and Friday with bright or sunny spells. Still locally chilly overnight under clear skies.

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