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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (18 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    21
    SSW
    19
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    28
    28
    29
    30
    32
    34
    36
    38
    37
    35
    30
    27
    24
    24
    23
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    20
    20
    18
    16
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    31
    33
    34
    36
    38
    42
    45
    45
    46
    45
    46
    48
    48
    49
    46
    44
    43
    41
    41
    38
    38
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Partly cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    21
    17
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    12
    10
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    18
    21
    24
    29
    30
    30
    28
    28
    24
    24
    26
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    27
    24
    23
    28
    28
    23
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    18
    17
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    3.0
    3.2
    3.4
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (24 October 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    9
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    19
    20
    18
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    85%
    80%
    67%
    67%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 18 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 19 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 explained

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    Forecast for 05:00, Sat
    Updated 02:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 18 Oct 2025

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry today, wet and windy overnight and into Sunday.

    Today:

    Mainly dry today with bright spells developing and perhaps lengthier periods of hazy sunshine for a time. Thicker cloud arriving later with a few showery outbreaks of rain in the west by this evening. Breezy. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    South-easterly winds freshening this evening with showery outbreaks moving eastwards. Turning increasingly wet and windy overnight with some heavy and persistent rain by dawn. Coastal gales possible at times. Mild. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Sunday:

    A wet and windy morning with the heaviest rain gradually clearing eastwards. Turning sunnier in Cornwall by lunchtime with brighter conditions spreading to remaining areas through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Windy on Monday with heavy and blustery showers and sunny spells. Fewer showers on Tuesday but staying changeable on Wednesday with further wet and windy weather possible. Temperatures around average.

    Updated:

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