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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Alum Chine (Beach)

    Today (22 January 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    19
    21
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    18
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    26
    30
    33
    36
    39
    39
    36
    32
    31
    32
    34
    35
    38
    40
    40
    44
    45
    43
    44
    45
    44
    44
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    11
    14
    16
    19
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    24
    25
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 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 Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    42
    41
    40
    30
    27
    28
    30
    26
    29
    31
    28
    31
    29
    26
    27
    31
    29
    29
    29
    27
    27
    24
    22
    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
    81%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    21
    20
    17
    17
    18
    20
    18
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    16
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    9
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    13
    11
    13
    14
    17
    16
    19
    21
    22
    25
    26
    24
    26
    27
    23
    28
    25
    22
    21
    25
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    13
    15
    17
    17
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    23
    21
    22
    23
    22
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    12
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    20
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    82%
    82%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 23 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 24 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 25 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely cloudy with some heavy showers and strong winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mostly dry with clear spells inland this evening, though a few coastal showers continuing. Turning increasingly unsettled overnight, as Storm Ingrid moves in from the southwest bringing further outbreaks of prolonged rain, accompanied by strengthening winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    Rain will clear northeastwards through the morning leaving brighter, but showery weather. However, more persistent rain returning later. A windy day, with a risk of coastal gales. Temperatures around average. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Windy on Saturday with frequent heavy showers. Often cloudy and breezy thereafter, with further outbreaks of rain and showers developing at times. Turning colder next week.

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