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

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Sunny intervals.
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 high tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (24 September 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 September 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 Mist Fog Fog Mist Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    8
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    WNW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    13
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    P
    VP
    VP
    P
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    96%
    91%
    84%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    68%
    67%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <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)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NW
    4
    W
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 September 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    18
    17
    18
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    7
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 September 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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    14
    16
    16
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    10
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    SE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    32
    32
    31
    31
    29
    28
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 September 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 24 September

    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 25 September

    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 25 September

    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 25 September

    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 25 September

    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 26 September

    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 26 September

    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 26 September

    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 26 September

    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 27 September

    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 27 September

    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 27 September

    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 27 September

    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 28 September

    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 28 September

    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 28 September

    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 28 September

    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 29 September

    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 29 September

    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 29 September

    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 29 September

    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 30 September

    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 30 September

    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 30 September

    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 30 September

    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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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Some warm sunshine today, then turning misty overnight.

    Today:

    Thursday will start chilly with some local mist or fog patches, especially in rural areas. However, it will be a fine day with plenty of sunshine developing, this turning a little hazy at times. Becoming warm in the afternoon too. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry through the evening and overnight with clear spells for a time. However, areas of low cloud are likely to form later along with some mist and fog patches. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Although some bright spells are possible, especially in the east, Friday generally looks rather cloudy. Early mist and fog patches gradually lifting. Occasional light rain could also affect westernmost areas. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Saturday looks fine with any early fog lifting to leave some sunshine. A chance of some showery rain on Sunday, then becoming mostly dry, albeit breezy on Monday.

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