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Portland Harbour - Castle Cove (Beach) (Dorset) 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

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portland Harbour - Castle Cove (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    32
    30
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    67%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    5
    2
    2
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    80%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    29
    31
    32
    30
    31
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    29
    29
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    13
    13
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    21
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    28
    41
    40
    42
    36
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    85%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    19
    23
    24
    25
    24
    21
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    3
    6
    6
    6
    2
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    28
    30
    33
    31
    27
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    81%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    70%
    74%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    20
    23
    23
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    78%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    75%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    13
    14
    14
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    4
    4
    6
    6
    5
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    23
    27
    27
    24
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    92%
    82%
    75%
    75%
    82%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    14
    15
    15
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    23
    23
    19
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    96%
    91%
    83%
    79%
    87%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove 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.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    An unsettled start to Autumn.

    Today:

    A wet start in places on Monday, with an organised band of showers across Devon and Cornwall. These tending to break up throughout the day, with a risk of thunder and hail. Remaining blustery with strongest winds around coastal areas. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing overnight with clear spells developing across the region. Cloud then thickens form the west with persistent heavy rain moving into Cornwall by dawn where it turns windier. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Band of heavy rain will continue to move eastwards across the region through the morning. By the afternoon rain clears with the odd shower behind along with some sunny spells. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Remaining unsettled throughout with further spells of rain and showers. The rain will be heavy at times, but some drier and sunnier interludes will develop. Temperatures around average.

    Updated:

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