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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Bowleaze Cove (Beach)

    Today (4 April 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    40%
    80%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    43
    44
    45
    45
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    UV 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    42
    41
    41
    39
    37
    35
    35
    34
    34
    32
    30
    29
    28
    26
    25
    23
    22
    19
    17
    15
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    68%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    64%
    60%
    55%
    51%
    45%
    46%
    47%
    46%
    46%
    53%
    59%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    6
    6
    5
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 April 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals 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
    <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)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    9
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    22
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    69%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    68%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    9
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day 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
    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°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    13
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    26
    26
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    22
    20
    19
    17
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    79%
    71%
    65%
    62%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    64%
    69%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 April 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    4
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    89%
    86%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    9
    9
    9
    8
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    W
    11
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    12
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    23
    27
    31
    31
    24
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    77%
    66%
    56%
    62%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    11
    13
    15
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    11
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    22
    30
    34
    32
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    84%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    80%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 4.8 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:

    Windy tonight then sunshine and showers for Easter Day.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Storm Dave will bring strong winds this evening with some heavy and blustery spells of rain at times. The storm will clear in the early hours and winds will ease, though still rather breezy around coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Sunny spells and scattered showers on Easter Day with lighter winds. Mostly dry by the afternoon but feeling colder than previous days with a fresh breeze. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry on Monday with good sunny spells. Turning increasingly warm from Tuesday. Perhaps staying dry on Wednesday but skies clouding over and turning less warm.

    Updated:

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