Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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7 day forecast for Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach)

Today (21 October 2025)
Time
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
Temperature
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
16
Visibility
VG
Humidity
85%
UV -
Wind direction and speed
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (22 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
20%
40%
50%
70%
90%
≥95%
90%
70%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
12°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
11
W
10
W
10
W
9
W
9
W
8
WNW
7
WNW
7
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4
W
4
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
7
S
8
S
9
SSE
11
SSE
13
SE
16
SE
20
ESE
22
ESE
23
SE
24
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
13
13
12
14
18
22
26
25
25
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
P
P
M
G
Humidity
85%
84%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
84%
83%
79%
74%
72%
70%
70%
71%
73%
77%
84%
91%
91%
91%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
5
4
4
5
5
7
8
9
11
13
16
20
22
23
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
70%
80%
90%
70%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
25
WSW
26
WSW
27
W
26
W
26
W
26
W
26
W
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
26
WNW
27
WNW
29
WNW
30
WNW
31
WNW
31
WNW
31
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
28
WNW
26
W
26
W
25
W
24
Wind gust (mph)
28
27
28
33
34
36
33
31
33
37
35
38
42
50
53
52
49
44
41
38
38
35
34
32
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
89%
88%
87%
86%
84%
83%
84%
84%
85%
85%
85%
82%
79%
78%
73%
71%
69%
67%
68%
69%
72%
72%
74%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
29
30
31
31
31
30
30
28
26
26
25
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
10%
20%
20%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
24
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
21
W
21
W
21
W
22
W
22
W
22
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
23
W
22
W
22
W
22
W
21
W
20
Wind gust (mph)
34
33
33
31
31
29
28
28
29
29
32
34
34
34
34
33
30
28
28
26
27
26
26
26
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
74%
75%
75%
75%
75%
76%
75%
75%
75%
74%
73%
72%
69%
65%
65%
65%
66%
67%
67%
72%
73%
75%
76%
78%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
19
W
19
W
18
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
15
WNW
14
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
13
NW
14
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
14
NW
14
NNW
14
NW
13
NW
14
NW
14
NW
14
Wind gust (mph)
25
24
24
21
21
21
21
20
19
17
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
18
20
20
21
20
19
20
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
78%
77%
78%
80%
81%
83%
84%
83%
84%
83%
82%
78%
74%
70%
70%
70%
71%
69%
69%
72%
74%
74%
74%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
14
NW
14
NW
14
NW
14
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
17
WNW
20
W
22
Wind gust (mph)
19
21
21
21
24
25
25
26
27
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
76%
77%
78%
76%
74%
65%
66%
71%
78%
UV - - - 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
20
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.1
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
13°
13°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
25
W
27
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
26
WNW
25
WNW
25
Wind gust (mph)
30
31
33
33
32
31
30
30
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
82%
82%
81%
77%
75%
77%
80%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Tuesday 21 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach) weather map

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Drier to start Wednesday, wet and windy overnight into Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Scattered showers, locally heavy at first, but these becoming mostly confined to western coasts overnight. Becoming largely dry elsewhere with clear spells and turning colder with perhaps the odd fog patch and pocket of grass frost in prone spots. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Sunny spells through the morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing, though most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving later in the day. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Strengthening northwesterly winds on Thursday with gales or severe gales. Heavy rain at times, clearing later. Sunny spells and showers on Friday and Saturday and often windy. Feeling much colder.

Updated:

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