Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
🏖️ 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 • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    8 day forecast for Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach)

    Today (9 May 2025)
    Time
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    14:00
    15:00
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    17:00
    18:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    5
    ESE
    3
    ENE
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    21
    22
    22
    22
    20
    20
    19
    15
    10
    6
    8
    11
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    70%
    64%
    55%
    44%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    40%
    41%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    56%
    61%
    58%
    60%
    UV 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    3
    3
    4
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 May 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    18
    20
    21
    25
    27
    29
    31
    31
    29
    27
    24
    23
    20
    19
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    64%
    66%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    63%
    53%
    41%
    38%
    35%
    31%
    29%
    29%
    26%
    27%
    32%
    38%
    40%
    42%
    47%
    48%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    6
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    18
    21
    22
    20
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    52%
    57%
    69%
    70%
    55%
    55%
    54%
    61%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    9
    11
    9
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    12
    15
    16
    15
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    86%
    78%
    68%
    64%
    66%
    78%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    11°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    16
    18
    16
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    76%
    74%
    56%
    45%
    45%
    48%
    65%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    10
    10
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    11°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    15
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    73%
    74%
    59%
    43%
    41%
    43%
    54%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    15
    18
    17
    17
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    73%
    74%
    60%
    45%
    42%
    44%
    55%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    E
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    13
    16
    17
    16
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    77%
    79%
    64%
    47%
    44%
    46%
    69%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 9 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 10 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 11 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 12 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth 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:

    Warm sunshine at times, showers possible on Sunday and Monday.

    Today:

    A dry and often sunny day with patchy fair weather cloud developing. After a fairly chilly start, soon warming up in the strong May sunshine. Lighter winds than of late. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining dry this evening with plenty of late sunshine. Variable cloud developing overnight to leave clear spells, and turning breezy especially along the south coast. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Another fine start. Some fair weather cloud bubbling up during the afternoon to leave sunny spells, with sunshine perhaps turning hazy later. Feeling warm but breezy, especially along the coasts. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Turning cloudier on Sunday with the chance of heavy, possibly thundery showers. Occasional sunny spells on Monday and Tuesday with further heavy showers. Warm with winds easing.

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