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

Light rain.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and the conditions. Follow lifeguards' advice.

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Poole - Canford Cliffs (Beach)

    Today (18 January 2026)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    5
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    98%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    11
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 January 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    18
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 January 2026)
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    24
    27
    28
    30
    32
    32
    30
    30
    30
    30
    32
    33
    34
    33
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    34
    35
    37
    37
    35
    32
    29
    27
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 2026)
    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 Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    24
    24
    22
    22
    24
    22
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    17
    14
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    6
    11
    10
    10
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    23
    23
    27
    23
    17
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.7
    1.1
    1.4
    1.2
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    16
    19
    18
    16
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    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?

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    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    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 18 January

    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 18 January

    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 19 January

    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 19 January

    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 19 January

    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 19 January

    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 20 January

    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 20 January

    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 20 January

    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 20 January

    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

    Wednesday 21 January

    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

    Wednesday 21 January

    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

    Wednesday 21 January

    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

    Wednesday 21 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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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    Staying cloudy for many, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Largely cloudy for most, with further outbreaks of rain, which could be heavy at times. Hill fog and mist persisting in places. West Cornwall turning chilly with clearer spells. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    Another cloudy and dull day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the east. Some brighter breaks developing in the west with a few showers in Cornwall. Light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Drier and brighter for a time on Tuesday, but wetter and windier from the west later in the day and through Wednesday. Sunshine and showers Thursday. Generally mild.

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