Swanage - Central (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals.
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 Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    23
    23
    25
    27
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    59%
    61%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 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 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 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)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    27
    28
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    65%
    62%
    56%
    54%
    52%
    48%
    47%
    52%
    54%
    50%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    25
    26
    25
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    65%
    77%
    82%
    62%
    54%
    53%
    55%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    14
    13
    14
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    5
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    14
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    78%
    84%
    64%
    54%
    52%
    65%
    80%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    6
    8
    8
    8
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    14
    16
    16
    12
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    88%
    65%
    52%
    52%
    64%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    17
    19
    18
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    84%
    68%
    54%
    47%
    53%
    71%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    12
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    85%
    89%
    74%
    59%
    54%
    63%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    6
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    12
    12
    11
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    92%
    75%
    60%
    52%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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:

    Any showers clearing then plenty of warm sunshine. Staying breezy.

    Today:

    Any showers soon clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon, though turning hazy at times. Temperatures above average and feeling warm, albeit cooler on coasts with the brisk easterly winds persisting. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining dry with plenty of evening sunshine. Clear skies for many overnight though winds strengthening further, especially over the exposed coasts and the Moors. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Another fine day with lengthy periods of spring sunshine, though sunshine turning hazy at times across the far southwest. Feeling less warm than on Friday, with brisk easterly winds continuing. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Remaining dry and settled on Sunday and into next week. Chilly nights, though daytime temperatures edging back up and feeling warm in the sunshine. Breezy at first, then winds easing.

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