Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock (Beach)

    Today (21 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    13
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    18
    21
    23
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    7
    8
    9
    8
    9
    11
    13
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    23
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    24
    25
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    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)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    12
    12
    12
    11
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    ENE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    32
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    30
    30
    30
    32
    32
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    34
    34
    35
    35
    34
    32
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    26
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -1°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (27 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    18
    NNE
    18
    NNE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bridport (West Bay) tidal station which is 2.4 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
    News

    Drier, colder conditions for Christmas

    Changeable weather will continue to dominate in the run-up to Christmas before high pressure builds bringing drier but colder conditions.

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    Forecast for 5am Sunday
    Updated 02:00 (UTC) on Sun 21 Dec 2025
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Outbreaks of showery rain, especially in the west.

    Today:

    A chilly but bright morning, with scattered showers, these heaviest and most frequent in the west. Tending to cloud over for most during the afternoon, with further showery outbreaks of rain. Breezy around the coasts. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy through the evening with heavy rain pushing northwestwards. The rain slowly clearing during the early hours, though staying mostly cloudy, with some drizzle in the west. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Monday:

    After a cloudy and damp start we should see the cloud break up through the day, giving a brighter afternoon for many with sunny spells and light winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    With high pressure building it is likely to remain settled, but often cloudy. Gradually turning colder come Christmas Day as an easterly breeze develops, with perhaps the odd wintry flurry.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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