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

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Forecast days

Clear.
🏖️ 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 low tide (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach)

    Today (15 April 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 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 Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    25
    26
    25
    25
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    13
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    75%
    61%
    55%
    49%
    46%
    43%
    43%
    45%
    47%
    45%
    49%
    59%
    66%
    71%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    76%
    67%
    57%
    46%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    42%
    42%
    43%
    48%
    59%
    66%
    68%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    11
    11
    8
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    16
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    81%
    82%
    60%
    47%
    45%
    53%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    21
    22
    22
    22
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    73%
    79%
    80%
    71%
    58%
    56%
    59%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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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    Headline:

    Changeable this week. Turning drier through the weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Drier this evening with showers clearing eastwards to leave late sunny spells. Turning cloudier again overnight with further showers pushing through. Staying mild and breezy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Sunny spells and scattered showers on Thursday. Turning increasingly cloudy through the afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A spell of rain will move through on Friday. High pressure then building in over the weekend to bring a settled picture with sunny spells and lighter winds.

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