Durdle Door - West (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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Durdle Door - West (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2025)
    Time
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    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    21
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    28
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    10°
    8°
    13°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    7°
    4°
    10°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    ENE
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    28
    30
    30
    28
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    75%
    75%
    68%
    63%
    67%
    62%
    57%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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°
    11°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    2°
    1°
    8°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    ENE
    16
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    26
    26
    25
    21
    17
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    59%
    74%
    77%
    66%
    72%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    6°
    4°
    3°
    10°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    0°
    -1°
    8°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    SE
    6
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    14
    8
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    72%
    76%
    69%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    10
    12
    10
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    1°
    0°
    8°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    8
    ENE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    12
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    77%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    1°
    9°
    13°
    15°
    13°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    15
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    82%
    76%
    70%
    71%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    		– – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    		– – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    15°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    2°
    1°
    9°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    13
    11
    10
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    		– – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    		–
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    5°
    6°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    9
    10
    13
    11
    		–
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 1.3 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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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Some rain this evening. Drier again on Friday with sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A chance of further showers this evening and overnight, with more general rain across Devon and Cornwall, albeit not everywhere. A few showers continuing by the morning with patchy low cloud developing in places. Milder. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    Any showers clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures above average and feeling warm albeit cooler on coasts with brisk easterly winds again. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Mainly sunny over the weekend and into next week too. Temperatures generally lower than on Friday with chilly nights but feeling warm in the sunshine. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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