Bournemouth - Alum Chine (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 partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Alum Chine (Beach)

    Today (28 October 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    NNW
    2
    N
    2
    NE
    2
    NE
    3
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    90%
    79%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    82%
    75%
    68%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    71%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Mist Mist Mist Mist Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    91%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    69%
    66%
    66%
    74%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 November 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 Mist Mist Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Cloudy
    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%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    89%
    86%
    80%
    76%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    2
    2
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    24
    24
    23
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    83%
    69%
    65%
    74%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    11
    13
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    23
    26
    26
    24
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    69%
    67%
    75%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 1.1 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 1.1 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 1.1 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 29 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 30 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 31 October

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 1 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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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    Updated 13:00 (UTC) on Wed 28 Oct 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Autumnal showers but turning more settled through the week.

    Today:

    A cloudy start in the west with showers along the northern coasts of Devon and Cornwall, moving inland later. Brighter further east with light showers in the afternoon. Winds lighter than of late but feeling cool in places. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing overnight as cloud breaks, bringing some clearer spells in places. Winds turning very light which can lead to mist and fog, mostly in the east. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Early mist and fog will lift into patchy cloud initially. Some brighter spells develop in the afternoon with light winds. Temperatures around average for the end of October. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Staying settled for the rest of the week as high pressure stays in charge in the south. Light winds will lead to mist and fog overnight and during the mornings.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast