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Christchurch Bay (Barton-on-Sea) (Beach) (Hampshire) 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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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No pollution data.
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Christchurch Bay (Barton-on-Sea) (Beach)

    Today (21 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    11
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    16
    19
    19
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    21
    21
    24
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    9
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    13
    12
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    24
    NE
    24
    NE
    24
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    32
    32
    30
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    68%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    7
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    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)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    23
    NE
    24
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    25
    NE
    24
    NE
    23
    NE
    22
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    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
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    2
    2
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (27 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    3°
    4°
    2°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    30
    31
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 6am Sunday
    Updated 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 21 Dec 2025
    WARNING
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle.

    Today:

    Mostly dry with plenty of low cloud and some mist or hill fog at first. There may be some outbreaks of light rain or drizzle at times. This may turn more persistent late in the afternoon, with heavier bursts developing. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain through the evening, turning heavy at times, clearing in the early hours. Widespread low cloud, with mist and hill fog. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    Any hill fog or mist then slowly lifting. Generally a dry but dull day, with plenty of cloud. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cloudy on Tuesday with light rain or drizzle and winds strengthening. Drier and brighter on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures becoming a little cooler and strong winds along the coast.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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