Christchurch - Mudeford Sandbank East (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 Christchurch - Mudeford Sandbank East (Beach)

    Today (21 April 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    22
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 April 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 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)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    23
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    31
    34
    35
    35
    36
    36
    35
    33
    31
    28
    26
    27
    28
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    65%
    57%
    54%
    47%
    44%
    45%
    45%
    45%
    48%
    52%
    55%
    56%
    60%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 April 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 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)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    27
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    68%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    4
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 April 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 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)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    20
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 April 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 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 April 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    14
    E
    15
    SE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    19
    21
    21
    21
    19
    15
    16
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    12
    14
    15
    13
    11
    10
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    10
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    17
    14
    12
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.3 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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    Headline:

    Gusty winds around coasts and the Moors.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry with variable amounts of cloud, most persistent in the far west. Strong and gusty winds around coasts and over the Moors. Chilliest in the east where winds are lightest, with pockets of grass frost possible in sheltered rural areas. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Strong winds on Wednesday with gales possible near exposed coasts and hills. Sunshine turning hazier through the day as cloud builds, with a chance of showers in the far west. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry Thursday and Friday with high pressure dominating. Often sunny and feeling warm by day. Chilly nights as winds slowly ease. Cloudier on Saturday with a chance of rain.

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