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 changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach)

    Today (14 August 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    27°
    28°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    24°
    22°
    22°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    28°
    28°
    28°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    71%
    64%
    72%
    76%
    82%
    UV 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    4
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (15 August 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    27°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    60%
    59%
    58%
    61%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (16 August 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    4
    S
    5
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    60%
    59%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    64%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    3
    5
    7
    9
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    4
    5
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (17 August 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    17
    19
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    66%
    61%
    62%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    79%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    7
    10
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 August 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 day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    72%
    65%
    62%
    60%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    16
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 August 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear 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)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    18
    22
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    73%
    73%
    68%
    62%
    63%
    61%
    63%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 14 August

    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 14 August

    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 14 August

    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 14 August

    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 15 August

    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 15 August

    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 15 August

    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 15 August

    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 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 16 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 17 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 18 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 19 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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 20 August

    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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Staying hot and sunny, though temperatures lower for many.

    Today:

    Low cloud clearing to leave a sunny day for most. However, some cloud returning across the far west through the afternoon, with perhaps an isolated shower possible. Feeling hot in the sunshine, with light winds. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Tonight:

    Generally dry, with clear spells. A few showers remain possible, though mostly light in nature as they pass. Remaining warm in urban areas, with a light northwesterly breeze. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Saturday:

    A dry and bright day for many, with plenty of sunshine. Perhaps the odd light shower in the far west first thing. A pleasant feeling day, with light winds. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Dry with sunny spells on Sunday and Monday. Gradually turning cloudy through Tuesday, with the chance of showers in places. Temperatures nearer to average, but still on the warm side.

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