Studland - Shell Bay (Beach) (Dorset) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Studland - Shell Bay (Beach)

    Today (24 May 2025)
    Time
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    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    27
    29
    30
    30
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    32
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV 2 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    22
    WSW
    22
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    35
    33
    32
    28
    28
    31
    31
    31
    31
    33
    34
    36
    37
    38
    38
    38
    37
    36
    32
    29
    27
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    68%
    61%
    57%
    54%
    52%
    50%
    51%
    54%
    53%
    54%
    56%
    57%
    60%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    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
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    2
    2
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    22
    26
    31
    35
    35
    33
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    18
    21
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    12
    11
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    26
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    33
    27
    29
    34
    34
    34
    36
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    89%
    76%
    82%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    20
    20
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    33
    32
    32
    33
    30
    24
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    24
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    25
    24
    27
    26
    25
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    15
    17
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    UK video forecast

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain moves eastwards with scattered showers to follow.

    Today:

    Overcast at first with rain continuing to move eastwards through the morning. Some drier, brighter periods for a time, though showers soon returning by the afternoon, these heavy at times. Warm, humid, and becoming rather breezy, especially along the coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Widespread and persistent rain arrives from the west, with heavy outbreaks at times overnight. Increasingly windy, with rain turning showery by dawn, but remaining mild and overcast. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy at first but turning brighter into the afternoon with a few scattered showers, these perhaps heavy. Windier and slightly cooler than Saturday, especially along the coasts. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining unsettled with a mixture of sunshine and showers by day and periods of more prolonged rain overnight. Remaining breezy, especially in the showers. Temperatures near average.

    Updated:

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