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 the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (1.5m) at

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

    Today (27 February 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    24
    22
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 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 shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    27
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    25
    24
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    22
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    72%
    65%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    16
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    6
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 March 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 Overcast Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    30
    30
    31
    33
    35
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    36
    35
    34
    32
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 March 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 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    22
    21
    20
    18
    15
    14
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 March 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    ENE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    7
    7
    8
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    20
    21
    19
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 27 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

    Friday 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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:

    Showers and rain clearing. Some sunshine on Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Rain or showers this evening but turning drier from the west overnight with clear spells. Showers possible in west Cornwall by dawn. Windy in the southwest to start, before easing. Turning chilly in the countryside with isolated fog patches. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    Dry for many with sunny periods and feeling fairly pleasant with light winds. Isolated showers may graze western coasts before heavier showers push eastwards during the evening. Freshening winds later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Wetter and windier on Sunday with occasional drizzly rain, this most frequent over the hills. Showery rain still possible on Monday. Drier and brighter on Tuesday. Staying mild.

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