Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

Today (22 October 2025)
Time
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
Temperature
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SE
16
ESE
18
E
20
ENE
21
NE
21
NNE
21
Wind gust (mph)
19
21
23
24
24
24
Visibility
P
P
P
M
M
G
Humidity
78%
84%
91%
92%
92%
92%
UV - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
16
18
20
21
21
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
10
3
3
4
5
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
40%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
20
NNW
19
NNW
18
NW
17
NW
16
WNW
17
NW
18
NW
19
NW
20
NW
21
NW
22
WNW
24
WNW
25
WNW
27
WNW
29
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
29
WNW
27
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
24
W
24
Wind gust (mph)
24
23
21
21
21
22
24
26
28
30
31
33
36
40
42
42
42
37
32
32
31
31
31
31
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
E
G
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
93%
92%
91%
90%
90%
88%
89%
87%
86%
85%
84%
77%
75%
71%
73%
74%
75%
74%
74%
75%
75%
75%
76%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
27
29
30
30
29
27
25
25
25
24
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
24
W
24
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
24
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
24
W
24
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
20
W
20
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
32
29
30
30
30
30
29
30
33
35
36
37
35
33
30
28
26
25
25
25
23
25
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
77%
76%
76%
76%
78%
76%
76%
75%
75%
75%
74%
70%
67%
66%
66%
67%
72%
70%
74%
75%
76%
78%
81%
82%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
19
WNW
19
WNW
18
WNW
18
WNW
18
NW
17
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
16
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
17
NW
16
NW
16
WNW
17
WNW
16
NW
16
Wind gust (mph)
23
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
20
23
26
27
28
29
30
28
26
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
83%
83%
77%
72%
66%
65%
62%
57%
57%
58%
62%
69%
72%
74%
75%
76%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
18
W
19
W
21
W
22
W
23
W
24
W
24
W
25
Wind gust (mph)
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
22
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
23
22
23
22
25
26
27
28
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
Humidity
77%
80%
80%
81%
82%
82%
83%
81%
82%
80%
76%
73%
67%
63%
63%
65%
67%
71%
71%
75%
77%
79%
81%
82%
83%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
21
22
23
24
24
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.2
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
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
4
4
2
2
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
30%
30%
20%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
12°
14°
14°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
26
W
27
W
26
W
26
W
26
W
27
W
27
W
28
Wind gust (mph)
32
32
32
32
34
35
34
33
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
84%
84%
82%
82%
82%
82%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
7
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
29
W
27
W
25
W
24
WSW
24
WSW
26
WSW
25
WSW
26
Wind gust (mph)
32
30
29
27
31
28
28
30
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
80%
81%
80%
76%
78%
80%
82%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
29
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 22 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 23 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 24 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 25 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 26 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 27 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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 28 October

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:

Wet and windy at times and feeling colder.

This Evening and Tonight:

A wet evening with persistent and occasionally heavy rain soon pushing northeast and staying wet for most of the night. Breezy at times with the strongest winds probably developing across Cornwall by dawn. Milder than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A windy and occasionally wet day with rain clearing eastern counties. Heavy and squally showers arriving in the west. Strong northwesterly winds with gales in places. Feeling much colder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Showers on Friday, these heavy at times. Brighter with fewer showers and sunny spells on Saturday, then largely dry on Sunday. Windy at times and feeling rather cold.

Updated:

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