Christchurch - Friar's Cliff (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

Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Christchurch - Friar's Cliff (Beach)

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    08:00
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    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 Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    69%
    70%
    67%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    UV 1 2 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    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
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    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°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    E
    6
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    5
    S
    4
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    16
    14
    10
    9
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    4
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    11
    E
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    7
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    11
    15
    19
    21
    21
    19
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    72%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    69%
    UV - - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    8
    11
    12
    12
    11
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    17
    19
    17
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    69%
    73%
    64%
    68%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    NW
    6
    NNW
    5
    WNW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    W
    12
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    5
    7
    10
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    83%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    14
    13
    13
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    77%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    13
    12
    14
    14
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny and warm this weekend. A few showers next week.

    Today:

    A cool, cloudy start in many eastern counties this morning but sunnier in the west. Cloud gradually breaking up in the east leaving a warm day with widespread unbroken sunshine by the afternoon. Sea breezes may keep some coasts cooler. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely sunny and warm this evening, but cooling down after dark under clear skies. Patchy cloud and mist may develop by the morning. Turning chilly with localised rural grass frost. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any early mist or patchy cloud soon clearing to leave another sunny day. It will feel warm in the light winds and strong sunshine with high UV levels. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mostly dry early next week but cloudier than of late with a few heavy or thundery showers possible on Monday and Tuesday. Sunnier once more on Wednesday and staying warm.

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