Swanage - Central (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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.



Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (21 May 2025)
    Time
    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 rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    82%
    78%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    61%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSW
    4
    W
    3
    S
    3
    S
    7
    SSW
    11
    SW
    14
    WSW
    12
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    6
    10
    17
    21
    23
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    93%
    82%
    64%
    59%
    61%
    74%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    4
    7
    11
    13
    13
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    5
    6
    8
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    25
    27
    29
    28
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    96%
    98%
    94%
    87%
    89%
    93%
    96%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    11
    12
    14
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    32
    35
    33
    26
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    95%
    77%
    62%
    55%
    59%
    69%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    15
    16
    16
    14
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    24
    27
    28
    26
    23
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    78%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    67%
    77%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    11
    12
    12
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    25
    28
    32
    30
    24
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    87%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    80%
    87%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    21
    24
    25
    24
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    80%
    87%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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:

    Early rain breaking up into sunny spells and showers Wednesday.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, during the morning. The rain breaking up into showers, which could be heavy and possibly thundery in the afternoon. Some bright or sunny spells in between the showers. Cooler than on Tuesday. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any showers gradually fading by evening to leave a dry night, with clear spells. Some mist and fog patches forming in rural spots. Turning locally chilly. Light winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Early mist and fog patches soon clearing to leave a fine and dry day, with warm sunny spells. Chance of an isolated shower in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    After a chilly start, Friday will be dry with sunny spells. Cloud increasing from the west overnight to bring outbreaks of rain eastwards Saturday. Rain clearing to scattered showers Sunday.

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