Bournemouth - Southbourne (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 (0.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Bournemouth - Southbourne (Beach)

    Today (9 April 2025)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 Sunny day 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    4
    N
    4
    N
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    4
    S
    3
    SE
    2
    ENE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    17
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    18
    16
    12
    9
    6
    5
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    68%
    59%
    53%
    44%
    43%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    42%
    45%
    50%
    64%
    76%
    84%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    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°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    WSW
    3
    W
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    10
    8
    6
    5
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    62%
    58%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    74%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    2
    WSW
    2
    NW
    2
    NNW
    2
    SSW
    2
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    5
    E
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    11
    14
    15
    8
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    97%
    98%
    70%
    53%
    56%
    64%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    7
    5
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    3
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    7
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    6
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    14
    17
    18
    16
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    62%
    50%
    54%
    68%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    4
    4
    7
    9
    9
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    10
    W
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    15
    18
    22
    25
    24
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    89%
    73%
    56%
    56%
    64%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    10
    12
    14
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    4
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 April 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    20
    26
    28
    26
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    85%
    67%
    61%
    63%
    67%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    12
    15
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 April 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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    17
    21
    24
    23
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    73%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 April 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 No weather symbol data No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    17
    21
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    73%
    62%
    67%
    77%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 No UV data
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Tuckton) 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:

    Further warm sunshine after early morning fog clears.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining fine and dry this evening and overnight with lengthy clear skies. Some mist and fog patches developing and turning chilly with a touch of rural frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Any low cloud and fog soon clearing to leave a pleasant day with lengthy spring sunshine. A slight breeze but feeling pleasant when sheltered in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Plenty of warm sunshine on Thursday and Friday after any fog clears readily through the mornings. Cloud building on Saturday with increasing chance of showery rain during the weekend.

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