Poole - Sandbanks Peninsular (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

Partly cloudy.
🏖️ 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 (0.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Poole - Sandbanks Peninsular (Beach)

    Today (13 May 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 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 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    20
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    62%
    55%
    54%
    46%
    51%
    53%
    55%
    60%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    4
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    4
    15
    15
    8
    7
    6
    6
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    19
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    62%
    51%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    42%
    44%
    51%
    52%
    54%
    55%
    58%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    15
    8
    7
    7
    6
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    WSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    13
    15
    17
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    65%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    73%
    66%
    55%
    46%
    46%
    49%
    54%
    61%
    63%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    5
    5
    4
    4
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    8
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    77%
    66%
    59%
    58%
    56%
    53%
    53%
    53%
    51%
    53%
    57%
    60%
    67%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    21
    26
    26
    26
    24
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    87%
    84%
    67%
    62%
    66%
    72%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    10
    13
    13
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    32
    31
    30
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.2 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:

    Blustery showers overnight and into Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Blustery showers becoming more frequent this evening and overnight, heavy at times with the risk of hail mixed in. Rather chilly, but the brisk northerly wind and cloud preventing a frost. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    Scattered, blustery showers continue with some with hail and thunder possible. Gusty winds but lighter in the east compared to Wednesday. Temperatures remaining below average for mid-May. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier and brighter on Friday and Saturday with perhaps the odd shower, winds mostly light too. Rain arriving from the west early Sunday. Temperatures slowly increasing, but still below average.

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