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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
🏖️ 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 (1.1m) at

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    8 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (23 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    5
    N
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    18
    16
    15
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    69%
    74%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    4
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    6
    5
    6
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    88%
    85%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    90%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    4
    SE
    4
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    13
    17
    21
    22
    21
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    93%
    89%
    82%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    7
    9
    11
    12
    10
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    N
    4
    N
    6
    SW
    7
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    11
    10
    11
    9
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    97%
    96%
    90%
    78%
    76%
    80%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    9
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    16
    18
    18
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    94%
    84%
    77%
    77%
    83%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    12
    12
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy 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°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    S
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    14
    18
    19
    18
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    92%
    75%
    63%
    58%
    65%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    8
    9
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    15
    16
    16
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    85%
    86%
    72%
    62%
    58%
    65%
    77%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 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
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    15
    15
    15
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    86%
    86%
    70%
    57%
    54%
    64%
    80%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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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    Rain and showers clearing.

    Today:

    A cloudy and breezy start for many on Wednesday with further spells of rain or sharp showers, these soon clearing with sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine and winds easing later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry overnight with clear spells allowing mist and fog patches to form by dawn. Turning chilly under clear skies with a patchy rural frost possible. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Mist and fog soon clearing leaving a dry and mostly bright or sunny day, though cloudier in the far west later. Light winds and feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Increasingly cloudy for all on Friday, as rain moves slowly but erratically in from the west into Saturday. Becoming drier and warmer on Sunday with some bright or sunny spells.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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