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Swanage - Central (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

Sunny intervals.
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 high tide (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (25 May 2025)
    Time
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    07:00
    08:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    30
    31
    31
    31
    32
    31
    32
    34
    35
    36
    36
    37
    36
    35
    32
    30
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    85%
    76%
    59%
    48%
    44%
    42%
    41%
    43%
    44%
    46%
    52%
    56%
    60%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    13
    11
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    30
    31
    33
    32
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    73%
    68%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    39
    33
    27
    28
    33
    36
    38
    37
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    69%
    82%
    89%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    15
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.7
    1.4
    1.1
    1.1
    0.9
    1.2
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    37
    34
    34
    33
    29
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    84%
    71%
    70%
    79%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    18
    18
    18
    18
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    24
    30
    33
    32
    25
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    83%
    79%
    82%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    15
    16
    16
    14
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    19
    23
    23
    22
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    88%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    69%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    12
    12
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    SW
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    14
    19
    20
    19
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    87%
    77%
    65%
    62%
    66%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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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    WARNING
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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain moves eastwards with scattered showers to follow.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A band of persistent rain arrives from the west, with heavy outbreaks at times. It will be increasingly windy, with the rain turning showery with some clear spells by dawn, but remaining rather mild overnight. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rather cloudy at first but turning brighter into the afternoon with a few scattered showers, these perhaps heavy. Windier and slightly cooler than Saturday, especially along the coasts. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining unsettled with a mixture of sunshine and showers by day and periods of more prolonged rain overnight. Remaining breezy, especially in the showers. Temperatures near average.

    Updated:

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