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Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (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.

Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (18 April 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    61%
    60%
    58%
    58%
    61%
    65%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    76%
    72%
    63%
    55%
    53%
    54%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    62%
    60%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    60%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    13
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    67%
    63%
    58%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 April 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    E
    20
    ENE
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    79%
    72%
    64%
    59%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 April 2026)
    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 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 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%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    31
    32
    33
    32
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    26
    27
    29
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    64%
    58%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    60%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    60%
    61%
    63%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 April 2026)
    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)
    10°
    9°
    7°
    7°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    8°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    25
    NE
    24
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    ENE
    22
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    18
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    32
    31
    30
    29
    27
    25
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    74%
    79%
    77%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    20
    19
    18
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (24 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    7°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    3°
    3°
    8°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    14
    E
    12
    E
    9
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    24
    23
    19
    15
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    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 18 April

    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?

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    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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?

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    Tide times

    Sunday 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 20 April

    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?

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    Tide times

    Monday 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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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    Forecast for 3am Saturday
    Updated 00:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 18 Apr 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A mostly dry weekend with some sunshine at times.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showery rain gradually clearing eastwards, allowing some late evening sunshine in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Largely dry overnight with clear periods, most prolonged in eastern counties. Winds easing with fog patches forming inland. Frost possible in prone rural spots. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Saturday:

    Generally fine with sunny spells, these most prevalent first thing. Showers possible in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire later. A fresher feeling day despite light winds, but pleasantly warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    After cold starts, Sunday and Monday will be dry with light winds and some sunshine. Freshening northeasterly winds by Tuesday and feeling cooler underneath cloudier skies, with perhaps some showers.

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