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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

Sunny intervals.
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 Christchurch - Friar's Cliff (Beach)

    Today (25 May 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    36
    36
    32
    28
    27
    25
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    61%
    70%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    66%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    23
    25
    28
    29
    31
    33
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    34
    33
    33
    35
    36
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    73%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    29
    SW
    29
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    SW
    24
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    39
    29
    25
    32
    40
    40
    39
    40
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    92%
    86%
    85%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    24
    16
    17
    24
    26
    27
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    19
    W
    17
    W
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    17
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    29
    28
    30
    32
    30
    25
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    84%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    25
    19
    17
    19
    19
    17
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    20
    30
    30
    29
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    90%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    15
    17
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    13
    13
    12
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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:

    Bright or sunny spells and some blustery showers.

    Today:

    A windy day for all, especially over the coasts and hills. Rather cloudy at first with bright or sunny spells developing into the afternoon along with a scattering of locally heavy showers, mainly along northern coasts. Feeling a little cooler. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining windy overnight with clear spells and further scattered, blustery showers, particularly along northern coasts. A fresher feeling night for all, but frost free. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Monday:

    A bright start, but cloud increasing through the day. Often dry with scattered showers, but persistent rain arriving from the northwest by the evening. Windy again. Temperatures near seasonal average. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A band of rain moves east through Tuesday into Wednesday with strong winds. Then breezy with bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Temperatures near average, winds easing on Thursday.

    Updated:

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