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

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Poole - Shore Road, Sandbanks (Beach)

    Today (2 September 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 Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    19
    SSE
    21
    SE
    20
    SSE
    19
    S
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    23
    22
    23
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    24
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    21
    20
    19
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    28
    30
    38
    43
    44
    45
    49
    46
    39
    41
    41
    40
    43
    45
    44
    43
    42
    39
    35
    33
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    23
    26
    28
    29
    30
    29
    27
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    20
    18
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    14
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    33
    30
    28
    31
    32
    30
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    68%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    15
    17
    18
    18
    14
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    8
    7
    10
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    10
    SW
    13
    SW
    8
    SSW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    18
    21
    20
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    84%
    74%
    61%
    65%
    68%
    73%
    UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    13
    9
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SE
    10
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    20
    23
    25
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    8
    12
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 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
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Remaining unsettled with further scattered, blustery showers.

    Today:

    Widespread cloud and rain will spread eastwards through the morning, with heavy downpours at times. Turning brighter from the west into the afternoon, although occasional showers are still possible. Breezy, especially along the south coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Settled for many this evening with a few clear spells, before becoming overcast tonight as a band of rain moves in from the southwest. Some heavy downpours and becoming breezier. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Widely wet and windy through the morning, with heavy, sometimes thundery spells at times. Brighter skies developing by the afternoon bringing a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Scattered, blustery showers for many on Thursday, but some brighter spells too. More settled from Friday; mainly dry with some sunshine, though still rather breezy at times.

    Updated:

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