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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    26
    24
    24
    25
    26
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    UV 2 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    13
    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 Light shower night Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    32
    32
    34
    34
    36
    35
    35
    32
    31
    27
    25
    23
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 3 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Light rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    ≥95%
    70%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    17
    SSW
    20
    S
    24
    SSW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    30
    31
    30
    27
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    17
    20
    24
    23
    22
    22
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    1.1
    1.4
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    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 shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    24
    26
    30
    30
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    20
    23
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    1.0
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    9
    9
    5
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    28
    30
    28
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    82%
    74%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.6
    1.7
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    21
    23
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    17
    18
    19
    17
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    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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