Highcliffe (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Tue 29 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:04

Sunset: 18:49
Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
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 (1.8m) at 11:31
M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Tue 29 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius;
Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:06

Sunset: 18:47

Light rain changing to sunny by late morning.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 30 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:07

Sunset: 18:45

Sunny intervals.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 1 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:09

Sunset: 18:42

Sunny intervals.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:10

Sunset: 18:40

Mist changing to sunny by late morning.

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius;
Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:12

Sunset: 18:38

Mist changing to sunny by late morning.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:14

Sunset: 18:36

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening.

Sunrise: 07:04

Sunset: 18:49

M UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Highcliffe

Today (29 September 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	30%	30%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	50%
Temperature (°C)	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	18°	19°	20°	19°	19°	20°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13
Wind gust (mph)	30	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	24	24	25	26	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	78%	78%	76%	75%	77%	79%	80%	82%	84%	85%	85%	84%	85%
UV	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (30 September 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	70%	90%	90%	80%	≥95%	90%	40%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	20%	40%	60%	50%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 14	S 15	S 14	SSW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9
Wind gust (mph)	25	25	25	26	28	29	29	23	20	21	23	26	27	28	28	27	25	26	24	23	22	22	22	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	M	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	86%	87%	86%	87%	91%	94%	92%	87%	78%	72%	72%	68%	67%	67%	67%	71%	77%	77%	78%	78%	79%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	13	13	11	13	14	15	14	11	9	9	11	13	14	15	15	15	13	13	11	11	11	11	9	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (1 October 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
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%	20%	20%	20%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°	13°	15°	16°	18°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	16°	15°	14°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 9	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 6	W 5	W 5	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 5	WSW 6	WSW 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SW 7	SW 6	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 5
Wind gust (mph)	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	13	13	17	17	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	15	14	13	13	13	13
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	80%	82%	84%	85%	88%	90%	91%	92%	90%	84%	76%	67%	61%	53%	53%	52%	52%	55%	61%	70%	75%	78%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	3	3	4	5	6	7	9	9	10	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	12	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (2 October 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
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)	14°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	16°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	12°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	13°	15°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 5	SW 5	SW 3	SW 3
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	19	19	20	20	19	18	17	15	12	10	10	9	9	8
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	83%	82%	81%	80%	81%	82%	81%	77%	68%	58%	56%	56%	56%	55%	55%	56%	59%	66%	76%	82%	85%	88%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	3	3
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (3 October 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
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	14°	13°	13°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	13°	15°	16°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	12°	15°	16°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	19°	18°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	ENE 3	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	WSW 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3
Wind gust (mph)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	P	P	P	P	P	P	M	G	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	91%	93%	94%	95%	96%	96%	96%	97%	96%	90%	83%	72%	65%	60%	59%	59%	59%	63%	73%	81%	84%	85%	87%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (4 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	14°	13°	12°	11°	15°	19°	20°	16°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	14°	13°	12°	11°	15°	19°	19°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 3	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 3	SE 5	SSW 5	SW 5	N 4
Wind gust (mph)	9	8	8	8	11	12	10	9	9
Visibility (description)	G	G	M	P	M	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	91%	92%	96%	98%	86%	65%	59%	80%	87%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	3	4	5	5	3	5	5	5	4
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	8	8	8	8	8	3	4	4	5
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (5 October 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	13°	13°	12°	16°	19°	20°	17°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	13°	12°	16°	19°	19°	16°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	ENE 5	S 6	SSE 6	NNE 7
Wind gust (mph)	9	9	10	14	15	14	12	12
Visibility (description)	G	M	P	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	91%	94%	96%	84%	67%	62%	80%	86%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–