Studland - Knoll Beach (Beach) (Dorset) 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

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:21

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:23

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:24

Clear.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:06

Sunset: 16:26

Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:06

Sunset: 16:27

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:05

Sunset: 16:28

Light rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:30

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Yellow weather warning.

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:21

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Yellow warning: Wind

7 day forecast for Studland - Knoll Beach (Beach)

Today (8 January 2026)

Time	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	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	60%	50%	70%	80%	≥95%	≥95%	90%
Temperature (°C)	6°	7°	8°	10°	11°	10°	9°	8°	7°	6°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	4°	6°	7°	6°	5°	3°	2°	1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SSE 18	SSW 20	SSW 22	SSW 23	SSW 24	SSW 23	WSW 23	NW 24
Wind gust (mph)	23	31	36	41	44	42	44	46	45	44	50
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	P	VG	E	E	E	M	M	M
Humidity	97%	98%	98%	97%	93%	86%	84%	87%	96%	96%	96%
UV	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	12	15	18	20	22	23	24	23	23	24
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)	8	8	3	4	5	5	6	5	11	13	15
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (9 January 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	90%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	40%	30%	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 25	WNW 26	WNW 27	WNW 27	WNW 27	WNW 26	WNW 25	WNW 24	WNW 23	WNW 22	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wind gust (mph)	50	53	52	52	52	49	47	45	44	42	41	41	41	40	39	36	33	32	30	28	28	27	27	26
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	94%	93%	93%	93%	91%	91%	89%	90%	88%	88%	85%	84%	82%	78%	77%	74%	76%	78%	81%	81%	82%	83%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	25	26	27	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	13
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	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
Period of waves offshore (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (10 January 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)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	4°	3°	2°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°	1°	2°	2°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 10	NW 10	NW 8	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	WNW 4	W 4
Wind gust (mph)	25	24	24	23	23	23	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	19	16	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	8	9
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	86%	87%	86%	87%	88%	88%	89%	90%	88%	85%	76%	74%	71%	70%	75%	83%	86%	90%	91%	92%	92%	93%	93%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (11 January 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%	10%	20%	30%	40%	40%	40%	50%	70%	70%	80%	80%	90%	80%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	5°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 5	S 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 20	S 21	S 22	S 23	S 23	S 24	S 24	S 23	SSW 21	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wind gust (mph)	8	10	11	12	11	14	16	20	21	26	28	30	31	33	37	41	41	42	41	42	41	35	28	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G
Humidity	94%	94%	93%	90%	87%	84%	84%	83%	83%	82%	80%	79%	79%	78%	85%	89%	93%	94%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	5	6	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	17	18	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	23	21	19	18
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.9	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (12 January 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%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12
Wind gust (mph)	24	24	24	21	21	21	21	17	17	17	21	22	21	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	96%	96%	96%	96%	97%	96%	96%	96%	97%	96%	95%	95%	94%	94%	93%	93%	95%	95%	95%	95%	96%	96%	96%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Height of waves offshore (m)	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	6	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	12	11
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (13 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	70%	60%	50%	50%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	9°	10°	10°	9°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	6°	7°	7°	6°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wind gust (mph)	20	23	24	25	23	22	20	18
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	G	G	G	G
Humidity	96%	96%	96%	95%	94%	92%	92%	91%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	12
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.3	3.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	8
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (14 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	8°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	5°	6°	6°	6°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	15	17	19	20	24	24
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	G
Humidity	93%	94%	93%	91%	88%	88%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	3.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–