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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Poole - Sandbanks Peninsular (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    31
    31
    30
    28
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    16
    14
    13
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    28
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    34
    35
    34
    35
    35
    33
    33
    34
    33
    33
    31
    32
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    64%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    21
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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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    Forecast for 1pm Saturday
    Updated 10:00 (UTC) on Sat 20 Dec 2025
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells with rain moving into Cornwall later.

    Today:

    A largely fine day with sunny periods. Freshening southeasterly winds developing and turning windier in the west with some spells of rain in Cornwall during the afternoon. Feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Becoming cloudier overnight with some spots of rain. Winds mostly easing but still fairly breezy around exposed coasts. Not turning quite as chilly as previous nights. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mostly cloudy and dull with some spots of rain and drizzle at times. Winds generally light but remaining breezy around hills and coasts. Feeling chilly under cloudy skies. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Often cloudy and dull through this period with some rain and drizzle possible at first. Gradually turning colder and possibly brighter with an easterly breeze developing.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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