Poole - Canford Cliffs (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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next high tide (2.1m) at

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No pollen data.

    6 day forecast for Poole - Canford Cliffs (Beach)

    Tomorrow (16 October 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    74%
    66%
    63%
    61%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    14
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    24
    26
    27
    28
    31
    30
    29
    30
    32
    29
    28
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    21
    22
    25
    25
    22
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    12
    15
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    8
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    8
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    17
    18
    17
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    75%
    72%
    84%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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:

    Often cloudy this week but perhaps some sunshine in places.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy and rather mild across eastern counties. Cloud breaks are more likely over western counties, where patchy mist or fog is possible and it will turn chilly. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudiest conditions remain over eastern counties, but a brighter day is likely further west with some sunny spells possible. Breezy along southern coasts. Feeling a little warmer. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining settled, mostly cloudy and dry at first with some brighter spells and overnight fog. A change on Sunday as rain and brisker winds arrive from the west.

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