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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 intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
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 (0.2m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (3 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night 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°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    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)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    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%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    13
    15
    14
    13
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    10
    10
    10
    11
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 12pm Tuesday
    Updated 10:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry during the next few days with sunny spells.

    Today:

    A dry day for many with sunny spells, though the cloud may be thick enough to give the odd light shower, especially during the morning. Feeling a little fresher than Monday. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely dry overnight with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Turning chilly in any prolonged clear spells, with perhaps some patchy mist and fog developing. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry on Wednesday with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Sunshine tending to increase throughout the afternoon, allowing it to feel warmer, especially away from the south coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Largely dry and bright on Thursday, but rain arriving later. High pressure builds back in from Friday bringing plenty of dry and bright weather, but temperatures returning to nearer average.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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