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

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
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 (3.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock (Beach)

    Today (27 March 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    24
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    82%
    77%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    19
    NW
    16
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    23
    25
    29
    32
    33
    34
    35
    33
    33
    34
    34
    32
    28
    23
    20
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    62%
    55%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    53%
    52%
    53%
    56%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    66%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    19
    16
    13
    12
    11
    11
    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
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    10
    W
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    24
    W
    22
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    16
    18
    22
    26
    28
    31
    34
    36
    37
    38
    39
    38
    36
    34
    32
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    68%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    3
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    32
    31
    30
    28
    24
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    63%
    60%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    60%
    64%
    67%
    73%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    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
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 2026)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (1 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    15
    17
    19
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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.

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    Staying changeable; sunny spells on Saturday, some rain on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showery rain soon clearing, leaving some early evening sunshine in places. Often dry overnight with prolonged clear periods, but showers are possible in Devon and Cornwall. Turning chilly with some frost possible in eastern counties. Breezier and milder further west. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mainly dry with prolonged sunny periods interspersed with occasional cloudier spells. Isolated passing showers, mainly in the east. Pleasant in the sunshine but a cold and blustery northwesterly wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Windy on Sunday with some rain, mainly through the afternoon. Largely dry early next week with cloudy skies and occasional sunny intervals. Frosty at first but turning warmer by Tuesday.

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