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Highcliffe (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    6 day forecast for Highcliffe

    Tomorrow (3 November 2025)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    31
    31
    32
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    34
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    32
    32
    33
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    24
    25
    24
    23
    24
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    24
    24
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    23
    23
    22
    23
    24
    23
    24
    23
    24
    23
    23
    21
    19
    20
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    19
    25
    25
    20
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    10
    11
    13
    14
    13
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.2
    1.5
    1.7
    2.0
    1.7
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    12
    13
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    84%
    80%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Monday 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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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    Some clear spells initially but cloud thickening from the west with outbreaks of rain arriving early Monday morning. Temperatures falling quickly through the evening, perhaps with a rural grass frost, before rising later. Breezy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

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    A mostly cloudy and windy day with a few outbreaks of rain possible, although many areas may remain mostly dry. Some brighter interludes may develop later in the afternoon. Mild. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

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