Poole - Shore Road, Sandbanks (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) 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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
🏖️ 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

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Poole - Shore Road, Sandbanks (Beach)

    Today (20 May 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    60%
    58%
    59%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    UV 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    W
    7
    SW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    16
    17
    16
    14
    12
    12
    11
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    8
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    11
    11
    15
    19
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    5
    7
    11
    11
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    5
    2
    2
    2
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    ESE
    4
    N
    4
    S
    6
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    19
    25
    26
    23
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    82%
    74%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    7
    12
    16
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    4
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    19
    25
    30
    29
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    94%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    13
    16
    17
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    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 Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    24
    25
    29
    31
    30
    28
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    92%
    85%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
    26
    28
    28
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    26
    28
    29
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    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

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    UK video forecast

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain overnight. Mild.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Staying largely dry with sunny spells this evening, but turning increasingly cloudy with outbreaks of showery arriving overnight, which will affect much of the region by dawn. A mild night underneath the cloud and rain, with light winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain during the morning, locally heavy in places. The rain breaking up into scattered showers by the afternoon. Cooler than on Tuesday. Light winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Drier on Thursday and Friday with bright or sunny spells. Dry to start with on Saturday but turning more unsettled with cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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