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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.
- Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
- Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
- Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
- Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
- Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
- Learn more about staying safe at the beach
Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
- • unsafe for novice surfers
- • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
Tide: Next high tide (1.3m) at
Sunrise:
Sunset:
7 day forecast for Church Ope Cove (Beach)
Today (5 July 2025)
| Time |
21:00
|
22:00
|
23:00
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols |  |
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
50%
|
40%
|
| Temperature |
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed |
WSW
18
|
WSW
18
|
WSW
17
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
25
|
24
|
23
|
| Visibility |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
95%
|
94%
|
96%
|
| UV | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed |
18
|
18
|
17
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
|
6
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
Sunday (6 July 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
02:00
|
03:00
|
04:00
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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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
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 |
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|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
40%
|
40%
|
30%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
50%
|
40%
|
30%
|
30%
|
30%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
19°
|
19°
|
19°
|
20°
|
20°
|
20°
|
19°
|
20°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
16
|
WSW
16
|
WSW
15
|
WSW
15
|
W
14
|
W
14
|
W
14
|
W
14
|
W
15
|
W
16
|
W
17
|
W
18
|
WNW
18
|
W
19
|
W
19
|
WNW
20
|
W
20
|
WNW
20
|
WNW
19
|
WNW
18
|
WNW
17
|
WNW
17
|
WNW
16
|
WNW
16
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
23
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
20
|
19
|
21
|
23
|
23
|
25
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
30
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
23
|
23
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
| Humidity |
96%
|
95%
|
96%
|
93%
|
93%
|
92%
|
92%
|
91%
|
91%
|
89%
|
87%
|
83%
|
80%
|
76%
|
75%
|
75%
|
74%
|
74%
|
73%
|
71%
|
71%
|
73%
|
75%
|
76%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
16
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Monday (7 July 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
20%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
18°
|
20°
|
22°
|
21°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
15°
|
17°
|
19°
|
17°
|
13°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
16
|
WNW
16
|
NW
17
|
NNW
17
|
NNW
16
|
NW
14
|
WNW
16
|
NW
18
|
NW
18
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
23
|
24
|
29
|
30
|
26
|
25
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
E
|
E
|
| Humidity |
78%
|
81%
|
77%
|
76%
|
67%
|
62%
|
62%
|
57%
|
66%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
16
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
15
|
13
|
16
|
18
|
18
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday (8 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
15°
|
15°
|
18°
|
20°
|
20°
|
19°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
13°
|
13°
|
16°
|
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
16
|
WNW
14
|
NW
12
|
NW
11
|
W
13
|
WSW
17
|
WSW
15
|
NW
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
23
|
22
|
20
|
20
|
23
|
25
|
22
|
17
|
| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
77%
|
81%
|
76%
|
63%
|
66%
|
72%
|
74%
|
73%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
17
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
16
|
15
|
10
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
9
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday (9 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
|
16°
|
19°
|
20°
|
20°
|
19°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
15°
|
18°
|
19°
|
19°
|
18°
|
17°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
8
|
NW
6
|
NNW
5
|
WSW
6
|
SW
10
|
SW
11
|
WSW
10
|
NW
6
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
15
|
11
|
9
|
12
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
10
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
73%
|
80%
|
79%
|
79%
|
81%
|
82%
|
83%
|
83%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
9
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
5
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
4
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday (10 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
|
16°
|
20°
|
24°
|
25°
|
24°
|
17°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
15°
|
14°
|
16°
|
21°
|
25°
|
26°
|
25°
|
17°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNW
5
|
NNW
4
|
N
4
|
S
5
|
SSW
7
|
SSW
8
|
SW
6
|
SSW
5
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
9
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
5
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
| Humidity |
82%
|
87%
|
89%
|
91%
|
87%
|
86%
|
88%
|
91%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
5
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Friday (11 July 2025)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
16°
|
22°
|
26°
|
26°
|
24°
|
18°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
16°
|
23°
|
27°
|
28°
|
25°
|
18°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
4
|
NNE
4
|
NE
5
|
ESE
8
|
SE
9
|
SSE
9
|
SSE
9
|
SE
7
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
5
|
6
|
8
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
11
|
8
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
91%
|
84%
|
82%
|
83%
|
88%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
4
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.1
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
13
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
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–
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Tide times
Saturday 5 July
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?
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Tide times
Saturday 5 July
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 5 July
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 5 July
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 6 July
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 6 July
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 6 July
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 6 July
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 7 July
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 7 July
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 7 July
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 7 July
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 8 July
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 8 July
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 8 July
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 8 July
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 9 July
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 9 July
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 9 July
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 9 July
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 10 July
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 10 July
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 10 July
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 10 July
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 11 July
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 11 July
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 11 July
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 11 July
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:
Showery at first, but more settled and warmer next week.
This Evening and Tonight:
The evening will start rather cloudy with patchy drizzle and some fog over the Moors. The cloudy, murky and occasionally damp theme will continue in the west overnight, though some clearer intervals are likely to develop further east. Rather humid. Minimum temperature 16 °C.
Sunday:
Sunday morning still looks rather cloudy, with patchy rain in the west and perhaps a few heavy showers developing further east. A drier and brighter afternoon is expected though. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Monday looks mostly dry, bright and breezy. High pressure will then become more dominant. Remaining dry on Tuesday and Wednesday with lighter winds and increasingly warm spells of sunshine developing.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Nearest forecasts
- Portland 1.0 miles
- Fortuneswell 1.5 miles
- Isle of Portland 1.6 miles
- Weymouth and Portland 2.5 miles
- Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach) 4.2 miles
- Portland Harbour - Castle Cove (Beach) 4.3 miles
- Weymouth - Central (Beach) 5.1 miles
- Weymouth 5.4 miles
- Bennetts Water Garden 6.4 miles
- Bowleaze Cove (Beach) 6.7 miles