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Highcliffe (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 Highcliffe

    Today (25 May 2025)
    Time
    10:00
    11:00
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    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    36
    36
    37
    37
    37
    36
    36
    32
    29
    26
    24
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    63%
    52%
    42%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    44%
    55%
    61%
    66%
    UV 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    8
    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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    20
    23
    25
    26
    29
    31
    34
    35
    35
    36
    36
    35
    34
    34
    32
    32
    34
    36
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    75%
    65%
    59%
    56%
    61%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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 shower night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    14
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    24
    26
    29
    33
    38
    37
    38
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    92%
    84%
    69%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    14
    10
    12
    15
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    0.8
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    7
    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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    32
    33
    33
    30
    24
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    87%
    62%
    54%
    53%
    63%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    14
    12
    13
    15
    14
    11
    8
    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)
    7
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    21
    27
    30
    32
    32
    27
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    75%
    74%
    81%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    12
    14
    15
    14
    11
    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°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    20
    21
    21
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    90%
    76%
    64%
    61%
    63%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    8
    10
    10
    11
    9
    6
    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°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    14
    18
    19
    18
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    86%
    73%
    66%
    61%
    62%
    78%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    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 2.9 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 29 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 30 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 31 May

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Generally dry with good spells of sunshine.

    Today:

    Mostly dry at first, though there may be some patchy rain or isolated showers through the morning. These generally clearing up by the afternoon to leave plenty of sunshine. Breezy at times. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining fine and dry, with plenty of late evening sunshine. Winds easing a little, though becoming gusty at times overnight. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Monday:

    A dry start with plenty of sunshine at first. Cloud developing through the morning to give a risk of isolated showers by the afternoon. Outbreaks of rain spread in overnight. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying changeable with mostly dry weather, but also spells of rain or showers. Breezy at times, with temperatures close to or slightly above average.

    Updated:

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