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Poole - Canford Cliffs (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny.
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

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Poole - Canford Cliffs (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    26
    24
    25
    26
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    28
    28
    30
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    35
    34
    32
    30
    27
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 5 4 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    ≥95%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    9
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    21
    28
    30
    30
    27
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    14
    14
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    1.1
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    20
    24
    30
    30
    29
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    89%
    85%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    13
    15
    16
    16
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.7
    1.1
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    8
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    26
    29
    30
    29
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    68%
    60%
    64%
    71%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    14
    15
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    10
    12
    12
    11
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    17
    21
    24
    22
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    89%
    76%
    68%
    72%
    81%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    11
    13
    14
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    22
    25
    26
    24
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    83%
    82%
    86%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Poole (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.0 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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    Flood warnings

    Flood warnings may be in force for:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    An unsettled start to the new season.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers easing for a time this evening, especially in the east where clearer skies will develop. Overnight, a more organised band of rain will gradually move in from the west which could be heavy at times. Remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Monday:

    A wet start in places on Monday, but rain tending to break up into showers throughout the day. The showers heavy in places, with a risk of thunder. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining unsettled throughout with further spells of rain and showers. The rain will be heavy at times, but some drier and sunnier interludes will develop. Temperatures around average.

    Updated:

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