West Bay - West (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for West Bay - West (Beach)

    Today (2 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    Temperature
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    24
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 3 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    18
    S
    21
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    34
    43
    42
    45
    46
    42
    39
    36
    38
    36
    38
    39
    38
    39
    38
    33
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    21
    24
    26
    26
    25
    24
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.4
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    33
    28
    27
    29
    30
    28
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    68%
    61%
    65%
    73%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    14
    15
    14
    14
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.7
    1.8
    1.6
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    7
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    16
    19
    22
    22
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    90%
    66%
    57%
    62%
    74%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    8
    10
    11
    9
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    8
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    14
    22
    25
    27
    24
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    67%
    58%
    59%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    9
    14
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    14
    S
    12
    S
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    22
    23
    22
    20
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    91%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    1.1
    1.4
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 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
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    18
    21
    24
    22
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    82%
    70%
    72%
    79%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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 8 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) 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:

    Remaining unsettled with further scattered, blustery showers.

    Today:

    Widespread cloud and rain will spread eastwards through the morning, with heavy downpours at times. Turning brighter from the west into the afternoon, although occasional showers are still possible. Breezy, especially along the south coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Settled for many this evening with a few clear spells, before becoming overcast tonight as a band of rain moves in from the southwest. Some heavy downpours and becoming breezier. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Widely wet and windy through the morning, with heavy, sometimes thundery spells at times. Brighter skies developing by the afternoon bringing a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Scattered, blustery showers for many on Thursday, but some brighter spells too. More settled from Friday; mainly dry with some sunshine, though still rather breezy at times.

    Updated:

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