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 light rain in the afternoon.
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 (2.3m) at

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7 day forecast for Studland - Shell Bay (Beach)

Today (22 October 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
20%
30%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
Temperature
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
10°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
Wind direction and speed
WNW
6
WNW
6
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
6
S
7
S
8
SSE
10
SSE
12
SE
14
ESE
16
E
18
NE
19
NNE
20
Wind gust (mph)
9
8
8
10
10
12
12
12
12
14
15
18
20
21
22
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
VG
VG
M
P
P
P
M
G
Humidity
86%
85%
84%
82%
76%
74%
74%
73%
74%
77%
82%
87%
91%
92%
92%
UV 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
14
16
18
19
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
4
4
3
3
10
10
10
2
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
80%
90%
90%
90%
70%
60%
50%
20%
10%
10%
10%
40%
50%
40%
50%
40%
30%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
11°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
19
NNW
19
NW
17
NW
16
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
19
WNW
21
WNW
22
WNW
24
WNW
25
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
27
WNW
25
WNW
23
W
21
W
21
W
20
W
19
Wind gust (mph)
21
21
21
23
25
27
28
28
29
31
34
35
35
37
42
43
38
37
34
33
33
33
32
32
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
M
G
G
VG
VG
E
E
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
91%
91%
90%
90%
91%
91%
88%
88%
87%
86%
84%
79%
75%
72%
73%
76%
75%
76%
75%
76%
77%
77%
77%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
21
22
24
25
27
28
29
28
27
23
21
20
20
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
2
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
3°
4°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
19
W
19
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
17
W
17
W
16
W
16
W
17
W
18
W
20
W
22
W
22
W
23
WSW
23
WSW
22
WSW
21
W
20
W
19
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
18
Wind gust (mph)
29
31
30
31
30
29
28
29
29
30
34
35
36
37
39
37
34
33
32
29
29
29
28
29
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
77%
77%
78%
79%
78%
79%
80%
77%
77%
76%
74%
72%
67%
65%
66%
67%
68%
71%
74%
77%
78%
80%
82%
83%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
20
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
4°
3°
3°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
18
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
16
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
NW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
17
WNW
17
NW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
Wind gust (mph)
27
25
26
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
29
29
31
31
32
30
28
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
84%
85%
85%
84%
84%
84%
84%
85%
83%
77%
74%
67%
66%
64%
64%
63%
66%
71%
73%
74%
75%
76%
77%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
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)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
4°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
19
WNW
19
W
19
W
20
W
21
W
22
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
24
Wind gust (mph)
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
26
27
28
29
29
26
25
23
24
22
25
25
26
27
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
77%
77%
78%
79%
80%
80%
79%
80%
81%
82%
76%
74%
68%
67%
66%
67%
69%
71%
75%
78%
79%
82%
82%
83%
83%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
20
21
22
23
23
23
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
4
4
2
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
13°
13°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
7°
9°
8°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
25
W
28
WNW
27
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
Wind gust (mph)
31
33
32
32
31
30
31
29
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
83%
82%
76%
72%
76%
80%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
28
27
26
25
26
25
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
7
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
9°
9°
11°
13°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
7°
9°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
25
WNW
24
W
22
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
20
WSW
21
Wind gust (mph)
29
28
25
25
26
27
25
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
79%
80%
79%
72%
71%
74%
77%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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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Forecast for 09:00, Wed
Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 22 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Brighter today, but wet and windy overnight and into tomorrow.

Today:

Sunny spells through this morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing for a time, but most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving from the west later this afternoon. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A wet evening with persistent and occasionally heavy rain setting in and staying wet overnight. Windy at times with the strongest winds probably developing by dawn. Milder than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A very windy and occasionally wet day with the potential for some disruption. Heavy rain probably clearing to showers. Strong northwesterly winds with gales or severe gales. Feeling much colder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Showers on Friday, these heavy at times. Brighter with fewer showers and sunny spells on Saturday, then largely dry on Sunday. Windy at times and feeling rather cold.

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