Christchurch - Friar's Cliff (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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Christchurch - Friar's Cliff (Beach)

    Today (6 April 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    57%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 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 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 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)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    10
    8
    10
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    76%
    72%
    64%
    59%
    56%
    60%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    7
    6
    6
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    9
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 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)
    11°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSW
    7
    S
    4
    NNE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    14
    7
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    69%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    7
    4
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    ENE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    8
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    20
    21
    21
    19
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    83%
    67%
    64%
    73%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    6
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 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 day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    4
    N
    3
    N
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    90%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    4
    4
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    18°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    6
    8
    10
    11
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    NE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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 (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.5 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:

    A largely sunny week ahead. Warm days but chilly nights.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A sunny evening with any remaining cloud clearing from the Isles of Scilly. Clear skies overnight and turning chilly with a patchy frost developing in rural areas by the morning. Staying breezy in coastal regions but winds falling light inland. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Monday:

    Another dry and sunny day to come and soon warming up in the strong April sunshine. Lighter easterly winds than of late but still breezy on any exposed coasts. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying dry with warm and mainly sunny days, and quite chilly nights with rural frosts. Patchy low cloud in places overnight. Mainly light winds but often breezier in coastal regions.

    Updated:

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