Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (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

Clear.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next high tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (Beach)

    Today (14 March 2026)
    Time
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    13
    10
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    69%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    88%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed –
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    Sunday (15 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    70%
    50%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNW
    3
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    6
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    9
    12
    12
    14
    17
    19
    25
    29
    32
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    31
    27
    27
    29
    28
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    81%
    72%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    77%
    84%
    87%
    85%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    6
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    75%
    74%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night 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°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    18
    15
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Mist 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 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)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    97%
    90%
    81%
    72%
    64%
    58%
    54%
    53%
    51%
    52%
    54%
    60%
    64%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    11
    11
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    7°
    6°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    5°
    4°
    8°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    20
    20
    18
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    67%
    47%
    42%
    62%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    9
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    6°
    9°
    12°
    14°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    4°
    3°
    6°
    10°
    12°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    86%
    75%
    57%
    49%
    58%
    68%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times explained

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    Forecast for 7pm Saturday
    Updated 17:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Mar 2026
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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing Sunday with sunny spells and blustery showers following.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A few showers possible this evening but largely dry and turning chilly. Cloud building from the west overnight with patchy rain arriving across the far west of Cornwall by dawn. Strengthening southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards through the morning. Blustery showers following from the west, these locally heavy. Feeling rather chilly in the wind. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry for most of Monday with some rain later. Often cloudy on Tuesday with some drizzle possible. Feeling warmer on Wednesday with plenty of spring sunshine. Breezy at times.

    Updated:

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