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

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Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

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

    Today (18 September 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy 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 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)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SW
    3
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    11
    11
    8
    6
    7
    9
    10
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    10
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    9
    12
    12
    12
    13
    18
    19
    19
    23
    25
    28
    30
    33
    35
    36
    39
    35
    33
    35
    38
    38
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    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
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    10
    8
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    29
    28
    29
    26
    24
    23
    22
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    4
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    5
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    24
    26
    27
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    66%
    58%
    51%
    44%
    45%
    43%
    44%
    45%
    49%
    57%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    5°
    4°
    9°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    N
    12
    N
    9
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    16
    15
    17
    21
    21
    18
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    79%
    81%
    66%
    52%
    52%
    67%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 September 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    12
    16
    15
    14
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    88%
    75%
    59%
    56%
    74%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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 24 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 2.1 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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    Headline:

    Largely dry with sunny spells on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Patchy cloud, with an early risk of rain and drizzle in the west. Elsewhere staying largely dry overnight with patchy cloud and few clear spells, allowing some late evening sunshine. Another humid night as winds ease a little by dawn. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Friday:

    A brighter start, though quickly becoming increasingly cloudy from the west, bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle at times. Winds continuing to ease. Remaining mild and feeling humid. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain on Saturday. Turning cooler through Sunday as showery rain clears southeast, leaving sunny spells and showers on Monday.

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