Christchurch - Avon Beach (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

Sunny.
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

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach)

    Today (1 May 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    NNW
    3
    N
    3
    E
    3
    SE
    4
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    10
    10
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    11
    13
    16
    16
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    16
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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)
    10
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 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 Overcast 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
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    ESE
    6
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    7
    7
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    7
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NE
    11
    NNE
    10
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    N
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    68%
    73%
    76%
    66%
    59%
    54%
    55%
    59%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    7
    10
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 May 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 Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    6°
    7°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    3°
    5°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    63%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 7pm Friday
    Updated 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 1 May 2026
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    Headline:

    Unsettled for the bank holiday weekend with rain later Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A largely dry night with clear spells, possibly allowing a few mist patches to develop. Outbreaks of rain potentially arriving in the west to end the night, along with low cloud pushing into some coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    A bright start in the east, but rather cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain further west. The showers becoming more widespread into the afternoon, and turning persistent later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Wet on Sunday with rain breaking to showers, possibly thundery. Further showers Monday, then easing Tuesday with sunnier spells emerging, though feeling less warm as temperatures drop closer to average.

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