Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Clear changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
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Large, powerful waves
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    6 day forecast for Poole - Branksome Chine (Beach)

    Tomorrow (20 December 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    10
    14
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    24
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    30
    28
    27
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 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 shower 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    19
    15
    13
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    24
    26
    26
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    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)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 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 Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    2°
    2°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    ENE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    31
    32
    32
    33
    32
    31
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    68%
    69%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    1°
    0°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 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 Bournemouth tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Updated 22:00 (UTC) on Fri 19 Dec 2025
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    Turning chilly under clear skies this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Isolated showers may continue in coastal regions overnight, but most places becoming dry with clear periods. Turning rather chilly with some frost possible in sheltered spots. Light winds for most. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A largely fine day with sunny periods. Freshening southeasterly winds developing and turning windier in the west with some spells of rain in Cornwall during the afternoon. Feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Often cloudy and dull through this period with some rain and drizzle possible at first. Initially rather mild though gradually turning colder and somewhat brighter with an easterly breeze developing.

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