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

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Studland - Shell Bay (Beach)

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
    06:00
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    14:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    7
    5
    5
    4
    5
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 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 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    8
    S
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    14
    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
    71%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    73%
    67%
    61%
    61%
    65%
    66%
    64%
    63%
    60%
    57%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    57%
    57%
    62%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    8
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    16
    13
    14
    13
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    69%
    75%
    76%
    68%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    2
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    7
    SE
    7
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    18
    22
    20
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    79%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    65%
    74%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    6
    7
    12
    13
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    5
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    ENE
    10
    NE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    16
    17
    18
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    72%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    8
    9
    12
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    19
    22
    24
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    15
    16
    18
    18
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    25
    26
    25
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    20
    22
    24
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    85%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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

    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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Scattered showers and sunny spells this week.

    Today:

    Early fog soon clearing to give a mostly fine day with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells. Isolated showers developing, perhaps heavy at times. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late sunny spells to end the day. Staying dry overnight with increasingly clear skies, under which mist and fog patches may form. Locally chilly in rural spots. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fine start with plenty of sunshine. Cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, possibly with a few showers. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    More widespread chance of showers on Wednesday, potentially heavy and thundery. Drier on Thursday and Friday with bright or sunny spells. Still locally chilly overnight under clear skies.

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