Church Ope Cove (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Clear.
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 (29 April 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 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 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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    15
    14
    12
    10
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    10
    11
    8
    7
    5
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    12
    13
    12
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    4
    3
    4
    4
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    19
    17
    14
    13
    12
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    13
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    ENE
    16
    E
    14
    SE
    13
    ESE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    27
    26
    23
    22
    20
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    76%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    23
    18
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    68%
    70%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    63%
    68%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    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

    Tuesday 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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:

    Staying dry with more warm sunshine on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine end to Tuesday with some evening sunshine, then remaining dry overnight. Winds easing inland but still breezy along southwestern coasts. Locally chilly for some rural areas, though mild to the west of high ground. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Pleasant and dry with winds in the west continuing to ease. Widely clear skies will allow for lengthy periods of warm sunshine with temperatures rising well above the late-April norm. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Temperatures peaking on Thursday but with cloud beginning to spill in. Turning fresher from then on with occasional showers possible, perhaps thundery, though still some sunny spells as well.

    Updated:

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