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 light rain by nighttime.
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 - Friar's Cliff (Beach)

    Today (14 February 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    4
    WSW
    5
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    14
    S
    17
    S
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    14
    16
    20
    23
    28
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    53%
    53%
    54%
    56%
    56%
    60%
    62%
    63%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    8
    10
    12
    14
    17
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    23
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    28
    S
    29
    S
    28
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    27
    S
    25
    S
    23
    SW
    19
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    33
    31
    27
    25
    21
    23
    22
    27
    29
    32
    30
    32
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    72%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    28
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    20
    16
    13
    14
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 February 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    22
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    34
    36
    37
    38
    37
    36
    34
    32
    31
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    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
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 February 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    24
    22
    22
    21
    18
    17
    16
    18
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    62%
    61%
    60%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    64%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 February 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    22
    E
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NNE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    28
    29
    30
    32
    31
    31
    31
    32
    31
    31
    32
    32
    31
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    10
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    NNE
    19
    N
    17
    N
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    32
    33
    29
    26
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    64%
    58%
    57%
    60%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    28
    29
    30
    34
    38
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 February

    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?

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    Tide times

    Saturday 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 19 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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 20 February

    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:

    Rain and snow clearing east. Heavy showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Coastal gales developing as a band of rain and hill snow sweeps across the region overnight. Snow restricted to the moors of Devon and Cornwall before quickly turn back to rain. A chilly evening, but temperatures rebounding after rain clears. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rain clearing the far east to begin Sunday. A few brighter spells emerging behind but mixed with blustery showers, which could be heavy and perhaps locally thundery. Milder than Saturday. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Variable cloud and bright spells on Monday with occasional showers, locally heavy. Drier and briefly colder again on Tuesday with lighter winds. Rain possibly returning on Wednesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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