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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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Alum Chine (Beach)

    Today (21 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    15
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Overcast Overcast 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    18
    ESE
    18
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    26
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    31
    32
    33
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 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 Clear night 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 Clear night Clear night Clear 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    34
    33
    34
    34
    34
    36
    36
    34
    31
    30
    29
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    64%
    67%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    74%
    73%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (27 December 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    25
    24
    22
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    79%
    77%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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 27 December

    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:

    Outbreaks of showery rain, especially in the west.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining cloudy through the evening with a band of heavy rain pushing northwestwards overnight. The rain slowly clearing during the early hours, though staying rather cloudy, with some drizzle in the west. Feeling mild. Breezy along coasts at times. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Monday:

    After a cloudy and damp start, cloud should break up through the day, giving a brighter afternoon for many with sunny spells and light winds. However, showers linger for Cornwall. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    With high pressure building it is likely to remain settled, but often cloudy. Gradually turning colder come Christmas Day as an easterly breeze develops, with perhaps the odd wintry flurry.

    Updated:

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