Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (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.



Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (2 July 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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%
    Temperature
    24°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    31
    30
    29
    25
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    46%
    43%
    41%
    42%
    51%
    54%
    57%
    63%
    65%
    UV 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 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 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 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    N
    3
    S
    3
    S
    5
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    8
    7
    6
    11
    14
    16
    19
    22
    23
    24
    25
    23
    23
    21
    18
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    62%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 7 7 7 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    5
    4
    3
    3
    5
    8
    11
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    12°
    14°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    4
    SW
    6
    SSW
    15
    SW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    11
    11
    18
    22
    23
    21
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    80%
    83%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    8
    4
    6
    15
    18
    16
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    W
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    18
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    18
    25
    29
    31
    30
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    85%
    89%
    88%
    93%
    UV - - 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    18
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    24
    27
    29
    28
    25
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    14
    14
    15
    19
    19
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    13
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    85%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 sunny spells, but feeling a little fresher.

    Today:

    Wednesday looks set to be a largely dry day with a mix of fair weather cloud and sunny spells. Perhaps an isolated light shower developing this afternoon, mainly in the west. Light winds and feeling pleasantly warm, but fresher. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a fine evening with a dry night to follow. Winds remaining light with plenty of clear spells. Feeling fresher than of late. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    Thursday will be a fine day with plenty of warm sunny spells for all. A little fair weather cloud developing and winds remaining light. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Mostly dry on Friday, but turning cloudier and breezier later. Spells of rain or showers over the weekend and rather breezy on Saturday. Temperatures near the seasonal norm.

    Updated:

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