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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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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

    Today (12 April 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    W
    9
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    22
    21
    18
    15
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    UV 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    N
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    5
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    23
    25
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    68%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    14
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    E
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 April 2026)
    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 day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    18
    18
    18
    17
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Sunday 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 16 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 10am Sunday
    Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 12 Apr 2026
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and showers. Risk of hail and thunder.

    Today:

    After a dry and bright start, there will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers into the afternoon, locally heavy, with the risk of hail and thunder in places. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Windy, especially near the showers. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any daytime showers will gradually ease to leave a dry night, with prolonged clear spells. Winds easing, and turning locally chilly, with a patchy frost forming in prone rural spots. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    After a bright and chilly start, the clouds will begin to bubble up to give sunny spells and showers, locally heavy with hail and thunder, into the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Dry with sunny spells Tuesday, after another chilly start. Dry and bright Wednesday, before outbreaks of rain arrive later, clearing overnight. Sunny spells and isolated showers Thursday. Temperatures above normal.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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