Studland - Shell Bay (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (2.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Studland - Shell Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
    Time
    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 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%
    Temperature
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    4
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    12
    11
    8
    5
    5
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    UV 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    9
    7
    6
    5
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear 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%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    S
    5
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    14
    14
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    SW
    8
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    18
    SW
    21
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    12
    18
    28
    34
    36
    34
    32
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    84%
    84%
    70%
    74%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    9
    12
    18
    21
    22
    22
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    3
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    20
    SW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    25
    32
    37
    38
    38
    35
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    69%
    72%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    77%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    16
    20
    24
    24
    22
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    21
    22
    25
    25
    24
    20
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    14
    16
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    13
    13
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    20°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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:

    Dry, hot and sunny.

    Today:

    Another dry, fine day with widely blue skies and plenty of strong sunshine. A few fair weather clouds bubbling up. Feeling hot inland with generally light winds, though a touch cooler and breezier along the coasts. Maximum temperature 32 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry this evening with plenty of late sunshine. Clear skies and light winds overnight may allow some patchy mist and fog to form by dawn. Feeling warm and muggy. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Sunday:

    Temperatures a degree or two lower on Sunday, though still widely very warm with sunny spells and light winds. More cloud in the afternoon with a few showers possible later. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Turning more changeable next week with showers at times, these sometimes heavy and thundery. Temperatures briefly dropping back closer to the seasonal average.

    Updated:

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