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

Clear.
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 (3 March 2026)
    Time
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed –
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    Wednesday (4 March 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 Clear night 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 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)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 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 Clear night 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    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
    86%
    87%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    16
    18
    20
    18
    22
    16
    16
    13
    16
    16
    18
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    4
    8
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    8°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 March

    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?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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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    Updated 17:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026
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    Overnight fog clearing to sunny spells on Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Largely dry overnight with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Turning chilly in any prolonged clear spells, with some patchy mist and fog developing. Breezy around the Moors. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Low cloud locally lingering along southern coasts. Otherwise, a dry day with an increasing amount of pleasant spring sunshine. Feeling mild with just a slight breeze. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry and mild in the east on Thursday, but rain arriving further west. Temperatures returning nearer to average to end the week, with more cloud and rain around at times.

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