Bowleaze Cove (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Bowleaze Cove (Beach)

    Today (15 July 2026)
    Time
    10:00
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    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    24°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    E
    4
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    45%
    40%
    40%
    39%
    45%
    50%
    51%
    54%
    56%
    59%
    67%
    75%
    74%
    UV 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    7
    5
    3
    4
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    E
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    5
    S
    3
    SW
    3
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    NW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    22
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    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
    64%
    59%
    62%
    65%
    68%
    75%
    77%
    74%
    66%
    63%
    55%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    45%
    52%
    55%
    55%
    59%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    N
    3
    N
    3
    N
    3
    N
    3
    N
    5
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    ENE
    4
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    7
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    69%
    62%
    55%
    52%
    51%
    53%
    53%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    58%
    60%
    68%
    75%
    80%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    4
    3
    3
    5
    5
    7
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    74%
    69%
    62%
    57%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    57%
    58%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    64%
    69%
    78%
    83%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 July 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    85%
    82%
    74%
    68%
    61%
    56%
    51%
    48%
    45%
    47%
    46%
    47%
    47%
    48%
    51%
    56%
    71%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    13°
    16°
    21°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    13°
    16°
    20°
    23°
    22°
    23°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    3
    W
    3
    ENE
    3
    NNW
    3
    N
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    8
    S
    6
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    8
    6
    12
    16
    17
    17
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    90%
    80%
    46%
    36%
    34%
    40%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    8
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    13
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 July 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    24°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    22°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    16
    19
    20
    19
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    78%
    74%
    51%
    40%
    40%
    45%
    72%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 15 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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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    Forecast for 11am Wednesday
    Updated 09:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 15 Jul 2026

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Chance of a few showers. But no substantial rainfall likely.

    Today:

    Early low cloud across Gloucestershire and Wiltshire soon clearing to leave hot sunshine. Higher cloud making sunshine hazy at times elsewhere, with the chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms affecting southern Cornwall and Devon. Breezy around coasts. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers in the far south mostly fading to leave a largely dry night with clear spells and variable cloud. Winds steadily easing. A warm night. Minimum temperature 17 °C.

    Thursday:

    Further showers and the odd thunderstorm could fringe the far south. Many others remaining dry with bright or sunny spells and feeling hot where these are prolonged in the east. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Largely dry and settled into the weekend. Further sunny spells, though cloud amounts generally increasing. Temperatures slowly dropping, but still feeling warm in the sunshine.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast