Poole - Harbour Lake (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    8 day forecast for Poole - Harbour Lake (Beach)

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    25
    22
    19
    20
    23
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    87%
    81%
    74%
    67%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    UV 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    3
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    9
    7
    6
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    2
    NNW
    2
    WNW
    2
    SW
    4
    SW
    8
    WSW
    10
    W
    7
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    7
    14
    19
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    97%
    96%
    83%
    73%
    75%
    83%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    4
    8
    10
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    11
    11
    11
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    W
    4
    W
    3
    WSW
    6
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    14
    15
    17
    14
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    93%
    70%
    66%
    69%
    81%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    6
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    N
    6
    ENE
    7
    SE
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    8
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    11
    15
    16
    14
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    77%
    63%
    62%
    72%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    7
    9
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    11
    15
    16
    15
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    92%
    80%
    68%
    65%
    72%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    14
    17
    17
    15
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    92%
    79%
    71%
    68%
    73%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 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 day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    W
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    10
    13
    15
    15
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    90%
    73%
    58%
    57%
    64%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 1.8 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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    Changeable this Bank Holiday weekend. Sunshine and showery rain.

    Today:

    Saturday will start cloudy, breezy and damp with some showery rain, notably in the east, and fog patches on the hills. Skies will brighten especially heading into the afternoon, though the sunshine could spark the odd sharp shower. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Apart from an isolated light shower, it will be a dry evening and night. Although fairly cloudy occasional clear intervals are likely. Turning chilly under the lighter winds, though frost-free. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Easter Sunday should start fine and there will be some warm spells of sunshine during the day. However, a scattering of showers are also expected, mainly in the east. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    A mix of sunshine and scattered, locally heavy showers is expected on Easter Monday. The showery theme is likely to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday. Warm in sunnier breaks though.

    Updated:

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