Swanage - Central (Beach) (Dorset) 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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
No pollution data.
No pollen data.

    6 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Tomorrow (30 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    76%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    77%
    77%
    84%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    19
    23
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 January 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 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    15
    14
    15
    15
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    84%
    78%
    73%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    4°
    5°
    2°
    1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    1°
    2°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    72%
    70%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 January 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    0°
    1°
    4°
    4°
    2°
    1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    1°
    1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    12
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    75%
    74%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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
    News

    Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

    Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

    Read more

    UK video forecast

    Swanage - Central (Beach) weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...
    Forecast for 12am Tuesday
    Updated 22:00 (UTC) on Mon 29 Dec 2025
    WARNING
    Flood warnings icon
    Flood warnings in force for England
    Flood warnings in force for England

    Environment Agency

    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Brighter on Tuesday with showers in the far southwest.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining rather cloudy this evening and overnight with clearer spells developing in the east by dawn. Dry for most with the risk of a shower across the Isles of Scilly. Feeling chilly. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A largely dry day with plenty of sunny spells compared to Monday, though showers persisting across the Isles of Scilly. Feeling chilly with generally light winds. Colder overnight with frost. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A cold and frosty New Year's Eve with sunny spells through the day. Showery rain arriving into New Year's Day with the increased risk of wintry showers. Colder and breezier.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office