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

Clear changing to light rain in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.0m) at

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7 day forecast for Poole - Sandbanks Peninsular (Beach)

Today (22 October 2026)
Time
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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
30%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
40%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
11
W
11
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
10
WSW
9
WSW
7
SSW
7
S
7
S
9
SSE
11
SSE
13
S
16
SSE
19
SSE
21
Wind gust (mph)
31
30
28
28
26
26
26
24
22
20
18
20
23
28
31
35
37
41
44
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
85%
84%
82%
80%
75%
68%
64%
55%
55%
55%
55%
57%
67%
84%
91%
92%
91%
91%
92%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
13
13
13
11
11
13
13
13
11
9
7
7
7
9
11
14
17
18
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.4
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
12
11
4
4
5
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (23 October 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 Heavy rain Heavy shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
40%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
14°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
11°
12°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
20
SSE
19
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
19
SE
17
SE
13
NNW
13
NNW
15
NW
16
WNW
19
WNW
21
WNW
26
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
28
WNW
27
WNW
24
WNW
22
WNW
18
WNW
16
WNW
15
W
14
W
11
Wind gust (mph)
46
45
44
43
41
36
34
38
39
47
53
56
57
55
53
51
50
46
42
40
38
35
33
31
Visibility (description)
M
G
E
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
91%
87%
82%
83%
87%
91%
93%
94%
92%
91%
87%
85%
78%
75%
73%
66%
54%
53%
54%
54%
56%
59%
62%
64%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
19
17
17
17
16
13
11
13
16
18
19
23
26
26
26
25
23
21
18
16
14
13
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (24 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
10%
20%
10%
20%
40%
70%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
50%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
13
W
11
W
10
W
9
W
9
W
9
W
9
WSW
9
WSW
10
SW
11
SW
13
SW
15
SW
17
SW
20
SW
21
SW
24
SW
25
SW
28
WSW
28
WSW
26
WSW
26
WSW
24
W
22
W
22
Wind gust (mph)
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
28
30
34
37
38
44
48
50
51
52
53
54
54
53
47
45
43
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
VG
Humidity
68%
72%
75%
75%
77%
78%
78%
81%
84%
85%
85%
87%
89%
91%
92%
92%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
90%
85%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
14
16
17
20
22
23
24
25
26
25
24
23
22
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
6
6
7
6
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (25 October 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
19
W
17
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
15
W
14
W
13
W
11
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
Wind gust (mph)
43
41
43
41
41
40
39
38
38
37
36
38
38
36
36
34
29
28
28
27
27
26
24
25
23
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
69%
68%
67%
66%
67%
70%
70%
68%
68%
67%
64%
59%
55%
50%
48%
47%
48%
54%
56%
60%
64%
66%
67%
68%
71%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
11
11
9
9
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (26 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
40%
60%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
40%
40%
30%
40%
50%
50%
60%
50%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
11°
12°
12°
13°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
11°
11°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
9
SW
8
SW
9
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
11
SSW
13
SSW
14
SSW
14
SW
15
SW
17
SW
18
SW
19
SW
19
SW
20
SW
20
SW
19
SW
20
SW
20
SW
19
SW
20
SW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
Wind gust (mph)
25
25
23
26
27
29
31
34
34
35
37
40
41
38
38
38
46
45
40
39
36
36
37
39
Visibility (description)
E
E
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
M
G
M
G
G
M
M
M
Humidity
73%
74%
76%
79%
84%
90%
92%
93%
94%
93%
92%
92%
91%
91%
89%
87%
87%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
8
8
9
11
11
13
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
7
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (27 October 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
13°
13°
14°
14°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
11°
9°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
36
35
34
36
36
31
27
25
Visibility (description)
G
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
79%
77%
74%
63%
61%
69%
75%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.9
2.3
1.4
1.1
1.0
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
8
10
13
12
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Wednesday (28 October 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
11°
12°
12°
15°
14°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
10°
10°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
13
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
14
WSW
11
WSW
10
WSW
9
Wind gust (mph)
23
22
20
24
24
21
17
13
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
78%
82%
84%
79%
69%
72%
82%
86%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 22 October

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 explained
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Forecast for 6am Thursday
Updated 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 22 Oct 2026

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Settled conditions with isolated showers ahead of Storm Austen.

Today:

Fine and mostly dry to start with any morning showers quickly dying out. Sunny spells mainly in the east, before cloud and rain associated with Storm Austen push into the southwest during the afternoon. Winds picking up by evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Storm Austen continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds. Northern parts may see a lull in winds in the early hours before gales push into Cornwall around dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Rain to start for all areas before pushing away to the northeast through the morning. Strong winds continuing through the day with gales along coasts and exposed areas. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Strong winds and heavy rain Saturday before a brief settled interlude brings sunny spells on Sunday. Further wind and rain arrives overnight into Monday.

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