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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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)

    Sunday (26 July 2026)
    Time
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    07:00
    08:00
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    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    21
    21
    23
    25
    26
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    27
    25
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    85%
    72%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 July 2026)
    Time
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    11
    WNW
    9
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    26
    27
    26
    24
    22
    18
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    66%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    13
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    14
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 July 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 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)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    WNW
    4
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    WNW
    4
    SW
    4
    S
    5
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    11
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 July 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 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)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    13
    16
    18
    20
    21
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    10
    13
    13
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    8
    11
    11
    11
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 July 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    14
    18
    23
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    13
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 July 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    W
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    16
    17
    20
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (1 August 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    13
    W
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    72%
    76%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
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    Tide times

    Sunday 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 1am Sunday
    Updated 22:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 25 Jul 2026

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Fresher with showers at first. Heating up again next week.

    Today:

    Sunday will get off to a cloudy and breezy start with some showery rain possible. The showers will become more isolated through the morning and for the afternoon, with some warm spells of sunshine developing at times. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Apart from a very isolated light shower it will be a dry evening and night. There will be sunshine to end the day, with clear spells overnight. Breezy, though mild. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Monday:

    Monday will get off to a dry start with bright spells, and it should remain dry throughout the day with an increasingly sunny afternoon unfolding. Pleasantly warm in gentle winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    The weather looks mostly dry and settled during the period. There will be plenty of sunshine, and it will feel increasing warm again in the lighter winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast