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Bournemouth - Alum Chine (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 intervals changing to light rain in the afternoon.
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 low tide (0.8m) at

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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Alum Chine (Beach)

Today (22 October 2025)
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
30%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
Temperature
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
6
S
7
SSE
8
SE
9
SE
10
ESE
11
E
12
NE
11
NNE
12
Wind gust (mph)
12
13
13
13
14
15
18
17
17
18
18
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
M
P
P
P
M
M
Humidity
72%
70%
68%
71%
75%
78%
88%
93%
95%
96%
96%
UV 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
8
8
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 October 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
70%
80%
90%
90%
80%
60%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
30%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
12
NNW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
WNW
11
WNW
11
WNW
12
WNW
12
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
18
WNW
19
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
19
WNW
17
WNW
15
W
14
W
13
W
13
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
19
23
21
23
25
28
28
29
30
32
33
35
35
37
40
45
42
39
36
34
33
32
31
31
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
M
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
95%
94%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
91%
90%
88%
85%
80%
73%
69%
68%
69%
70%
73%
75%
75%
77%
77%
78%
79%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
20
19
17
15
14
13
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
6
6
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
40%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
12
W
12
W
12
W
12
W
12
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
12
W
13
W
14
W
16
W
16
W
17
WSW
17
W
16
W
14
W
13
W
12
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
11
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
33
35
35
36
36
35
29
30
29
28
26
25
24
24
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
79%
78%
80%
83%
83%
84%
84%
83%
83%
78%
76%
69%
65%
63%
63%
65%
65%
68%
75%
77%
78%
81%
84%
85%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
10%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
NW
9
NW
10
NW
11
NW
12
NW
12
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NW
11
NW
11
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
9
Wind gust (mph)
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
26
27
29
30
29
30
29
27
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
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
85%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
85%
84%
77%
71%
65%
62%
60%
60%
59%
65%
70%
75%
75%
75%
76%
79%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
5
5
2
5
5
2
2
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 October 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
11
WNW
11
WNW
12
WNW
11
WNW
11
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
12
W
12
W
12
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
23
23
22
23
22
21
22
21
20
20
23
24
25
26
26
25
24
23
22
23
22
21
20
19
21
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
78%
81%
81%
83%
82%
82%
83%
84%
83%
76%
68%
62%
60%
63%
62%
66%
69%
75%
78%
81%
84%
86%
86%
86%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 October 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
12°
14°
13°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
8°
8°
9°
11°
10°
9°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
13
W
14
WNW
14
W
14
W
16
W
16
W
14
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
26
27
25
29
28
24
23
20
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
87%
87%
85%
76%
73%
80%
84%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
11
7
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (28 October 2025)
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
13°
13°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
7°
9°
11°
11°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
12
W
12
W
11
W
11
W
13
W
13
WSW
11
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
18
20
22
20
18
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
84%
73%
72%
81%
86%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 22 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 23 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 24 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 25 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 26 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 27 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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 28 October

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.1 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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Forecast for 13:00, Wed
Updated 11:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 22 Oct 2025

South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Brighter today, but wet and windy overnight and into tomorrow.

Today:

Sunny spells through this morning with any fog patches clearing by late-morning. Isolated showers developing for a time, but most places staying dry. Heavy rain arriving from the west later this afternoon. Freshening easterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A wet evening with persistent and occasionally heavy rain setting in and staying wet overnight. Windy at times with the strongest winds probably developing by dawn. Milder than last night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A very windy and occasionally wet day with the potential for some disruption. Heavy rain probably clearing to showers. Strong northwesterly winds with gales or severe gales. Feeling much colder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Showers on Friday, these heavy at times. Brighter with fewer showers and sunny spells on Saturday, then largely dry on Sunday. Windy at times and feeling rather cold.

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