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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.
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 (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Alum Chine (Beach)

    Today (25 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    35
    36
    36
    37
    36
    36
    32
    29
    26
    24
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    51%
    44%
    43%
    44%
    44%
    43%
    42%
    44%
    50%
    55%
    62%
    66%
    UV 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    23
    25
    28
    30
    30
    34
    36
    36
    38
    36
    36
    35
    33
    34
    34
    35
    36
    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
    70%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    75%
    67%
    63%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    14
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    24
    25
    32
    35
    39
    39
    40
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    91%
    84%
    68%
    88%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    14
    10
    12
    16
    18
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    6
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    32
    32
    32
    32
    28
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    84%
    64%
    53%
    56%
    66%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    16
    13
    13
    14
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    6
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    21
    27
    30
    32
    32
    28
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    87%
    75%
    75%
    83%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    16
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    20
    21
    21
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    76%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    13
    18
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    87%
    77%
    66%
    62%
    63%
    78%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright or sunny spells and some blustery showers.

    Today:

    A windy day for all, especially over the coasts and hills. Rather cloudy at first with bright or sunny spells developing into the afternoon along with a scattering of locally heavy showers, mainly along northern coasts. Feeling a little cooler. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining windy overnight with clear spells and further scattered, blustery showers, particularly along northern coasts. A fresher feeling night for all, but frost free. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Monday:

    A bright start, but cloud increasing through the day. Often dry with scattered showers, but persistent rain arriving from the northwest by the evening. Windy again. Temperatures near seasonal average. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A band of rain moves east through Tuesday into Wednesday with strong winds. Then breezy with bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Temperatures near average, winds easing on Thursday.

    Updated:

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