Poole - Harbour Rockley Sand (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
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 Poole - Harbour Rockley Sand (Beach)

    Today (16 August 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    21
    18
    21
    23
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    56%
    61%
    65%
    74%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    UV 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals 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 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°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    23
    25
    27
    28
    28
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    20
    23
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    66%
    58%
    54%
    51%
    52%
    51%
    52%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    61%
    66%
    72%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    7
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    23
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    85%
    83%
    65%
    54%
    52%
    56%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    7
    10
    11
    11
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 August 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    5
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    23
    21
    18
    16
    12
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    82%
    86%
    69%
    48%
    50%
    57%
    71%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    8
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    21
    19
    18
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    78%
    77%
    64%
    53%
    47%
    53%
    57%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    12°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    6
    E
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    17
    15
    12
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    75%
    79%
    63%
    51%
    42%
    48%
    70%
    UV - - 1 4 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    4
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    11
    16
    15
    15
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    86%
    71%
    57%
    56%
    64%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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:

    Gusty winds for some overnight, sunny and warm on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Sunny and warm this evening, then dry and mostly clear overnight with some high cloud at times. Gusty south-easterly winds in parts of Devon and Cornwall and rather warm here. Otherwise a slightly fresher night overall with lighter winds. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another dry and very warm day with strong sunshine for most. Perhaps cloudier across the Isles of Scilly. Breezy with easterly winds staying particularly gusty in some western areas. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Breezy at times on Monday and somewhat cloudier with showers or thunderstorms possible in the west, though many places staying dry. Mainly dry thereafter with isolated showers. Staying warm.

    Updated:

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