Church Ope Cove (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Church Ope Cove (Beach)

    Today (8 October 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    Temperature
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    Visibility
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 October 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Mist Mist Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    W
    25
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    W
    28
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    40
    41
    39
    38
    37
    37
    37
    37
    39
    41
    43
    45
    46
    46
    45
    41
    38
    36
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    77%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    26
    27
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    26
    25
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    33
    33
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    32
    33
    33
    34
    33
    32
    32
    30
    30
    28
    28
    27
    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
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    22
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    13
    13
    16
    18
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 October 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    21
    S
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    77%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 October 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    28
    23
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    15
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.6
    1.7
    1.3
    1.1
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 October 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    24
    28
    28
    28
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 8 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 9 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 10 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 11 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 12 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 13 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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 14 October

    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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    Headline:

    Turning milder, though wet and windy at times.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of mostly light rain, continuing into the early hours of Friday. Feeling much milder than last night with winds turning westerly in direction. These winds strengthening into the early hours of Friday. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Rain with blustery winds before clearing into the evening with winds easing. A few brighter spells on offer for the remainder of the day. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A chilly start on Saturday, with scattered showers, easing into Sunday alongside winds allowing for sunny spells. Cloud building into Monday, turning milder, with a chance for drizzly rain.

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