Swanage - Central (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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    7 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (18 March 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
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    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    20
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    64%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    66%
    66%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed –
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    4
    4
    4
    14
    14
    13
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    Time
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    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
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    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    72%
    66%
    64%
    61%
    60%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    Time
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    07:00
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    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    4°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    ESE
    4
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    74%
    65%
    62%
    60%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    67%
    77%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    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)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    78%
    68%
    60%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    57%
    61%
    66%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    6
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    83%
    76%
    71%
    65%
    62%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    67%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    15
    19
    22
    24
    23
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    90%
    78%
    62%
    55%
    64%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    		 – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    Tuesday (24 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    19
    23
    24
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    87%
    75%
    61%
    62%
    69%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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

    Monday 23 March

    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

    Monday 23 March

    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

    Monday 23 March

    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

    Monday 23 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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
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    Forecast for 2am Wednesday
    Updated 23:00 (UTC) on Tue 17 Mar 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Some mist and fog overnight. Warm sunshine ahead.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine evening to come, but turning chilly as winds fall light. Clear skies overnight, with some mist and fog patches forming during the early hours. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Any morning mist and fog patches will clear to leave a dry and sunny day for all. Feeling warm in the sunshine, with light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Another warm and sunny day is expected on Thursday. Friday and Saturday should remain dry with sunny spells, though a little cooler. Chilly nights where skies remain clear. Light winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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