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Poole - Harbour Rockley Sand (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) 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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Poole - Harbour Rockley Sand (Beach)

    Today (18 March 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    58%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 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 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 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°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    63%
    67%
    70%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    74%
    65%
    56%
    53%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    51%
    64%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 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 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 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°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    ENE
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    5
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    65%
    56%
    50%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    47%
    56%
    73%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 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 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 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)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    WSW
    3
    NNW
    3
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    76%
    68%
    58%
    53%
    46%
    44%
    45%
    51%
    53%
    60%
    75%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    3
    N
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    3
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    90%
    78%
    71%
    63%
    55%
    47%
    45%
    45%
    46%
    53%
    59%
    73%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    16
    20
    21
    19
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    92%
    74%
    59%
    57%
    70%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    8
    10
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    10
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    17
    24
    29
    28
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    85%
    87%
    76%
    66%
    67%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 23 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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 24 March

    Tide times and heights are from Poole Harbour tidal station which is 2.5 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:

    More sunshine to come on Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Clear skies and light winds overnight leads to a risk of patchy mist and fog developing during the early hours of the morning. A colder night ahead with some frost. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Thursday:

    A chilly start, and once any mist or fog clears, a fine Thursday is to come with warm spells of sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    For the rest of the week, and into the weekend, it should remain dry with sunny spells, though feeling a little cooler. Chilly nights where skies remain clear. Light winds.

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