Durdle Door - West (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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7 day forecast for Durdle Door - West (Beach)

Today (21 October 2026)
Time
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 Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
80%
Temperature
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
12°
12°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
8°
8°
9°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
25
WNW
28
WNW
29
WNW
29
W
29
W
29
W
29
W
29
W
28
W
28
W
25
W
25
W
24
W
24
W
24
WSW
24
Wind gust (mph)
42
42
44
46
49
50
50
48
45
43
40
36
35
35
34
36
Visibility
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
78%
75%
71%
68%
65%
60%
61%
64%
60%
63%
64%
67%
66%
66%
70%
UV 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
25
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
25
25
24
24
24
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (22 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
70%
40%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
20%
30%
50%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
26
WSW
25
WSW
26
W
26
W
23
W
21
W
20
W
18
W
17
W
16
W
14
WSW
13
WSW
11
SW
11
SSW
13
SSW
14
S
16
S
18
S
22
S
25
SSE
29
SSE
30
Wind gust (mph)
40
42
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
27
25
23
21
20
20
20
23
27
31
34
39
43
47
51
Visibility (description)
E
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
Humidity
75%
76%
81%
82%
77%
75%
74%
73%
72%
67%
64%
64%
62%
63%
64%
68%
73%
76%
80%
82%
84%
84%
86%
86%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
25
26
25
26
26
23
21
20
18
17
16
14
13
11
11
13
14
16
18
22
25
29
30
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
6
6
7
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (23 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 Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
60%
50%
30%
20%
20%
30%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
29
S
29
S
28
SSE
26
SSE
24
E
22
NW
22
NW
23
NW
25
NW
29
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
25
WNW
23
WNW
22
WNW
21
WNW
20
Wind gust (mph)
55
53
51
49
49
44
39
36
43
47
55
59
60
58
56
54
51
48
44
39
36
34
32
31
Visibility (description)
G
VG
E
E
VG
G
G
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
85%
84%
78%
74%
75%
83%
85%
85%
85%
86%
84%
80%
76%
75%
71%
63%
58%
58%
59%
61%
64%
64%
66%
66%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
30
30
29
29
28
26
24
22
22
23
25
29
30
30
30
30
30
28
27
25
23
22
21
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.0
3.3
2.9
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
11
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
40%
60%
80%
80%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
70%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
20
W
19
W
18
W
18
W
19
W
21
WSW
21
WSW
22
WSW
24
SW
25
SW
28
SW
28
SSW
29
SSW
30
SSW
31
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
29
WSW
29
WSW
28
WSW
28
W
28
W
28
Wind gust (mph)
31
31
31
30
31
30
34
35
38
43
46
49
54
56
56
52
51
50
50
47
45
44
44
43
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
Humidity
67%
67%
67%
69%
67%
69%
72%
75%
76%
77%
80%
81%
84%
86%
89%
91%
92%
91%
92%
92%
91%
90%
85%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
22
24
25
28
28
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.7
2.1
2.4
2.8
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
40%
50%
60%
40%
40%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
11°
12°
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
28
W
28
W
27
W
27
W
26
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
24
W
24
W
24
W
25
W
25
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
20
W
19
W
18
W
17
W
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
Wind gust (mph)
43
44
45
43
44
41
43
40
41
41
40
39
40
40
39
37
35
34
33
33
31
32
32
30
30
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
70%
68%
69%
65%
66%
67%
65%
65%
65%
65%
64%
64%
60%
60%
59%
60%
58%
58%
62%
61%
62%
62%
63%
64%
65%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
22
20
20
20
19
17
18
16
16
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
30%
50%
70%
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
13°
14°
14°
16°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
18
SSW
19
SSW
22
SSW
24
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
Wind gust (mph)
33
38
41
43
44
44
44
44
Visibility (description)
VG
G
M
M
M
M
G
G
Humidity
66%
72%
84%
89%
91%
90%
90%
83%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
19
23
24
25
25
25
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
5
6
8
8
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (27 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
30%
30%
30%
30%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
13°
13°
14°
14°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
25
W
23
W
23
W
22
W
21
W
19
W
17
W
16
Wind gust (mph)
42
39
37
37
37
34
31
29
Visibility (description)
M
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
73%
72%
70%
67%
65%
65%
69%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.4
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 21 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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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Storm Austen named

Storm Austen has been named by the Met Office with disruptive wind and rain for some from late Thursday and into Friday.

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Forecast for 9am Wednesday
Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 21 Oct 2026

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Changeable weather ahead of Storm Austen.

Today:

Early morning rain pushes away to leave sunny spells and scattered showers, these heavy at times with a risk of hail. Strong winds to start, slowly easing by evening although remaining gusty around showers. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells give way to an organised band of heavy, blustery showers pushing in from the west overnight. These mostly clear by dawn with winds falling light. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

A dry start with sunny spells before Storm Austen pushes in from the southwest during the afternoon. This brings wet and windy weather, reaching gale force at coasts overnight. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Storm Austen continues affecting the region for most of Friday, clearing to scattered showers by evening. Further rain and wind likely Saturday ahead of a drier interlude on Sunday.

Updated:

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