Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) 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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    8 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    22
    ENE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    NE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    58%
    63%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    73%
    UV 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    19
    ESE
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    12
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    29
    32
    33
    34
    34
    33
    32
    29
    27
    25
    22
    20
    18
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    15
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    15
    ENE
    16
    E
    18
    E
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    18
    22
    28
    29
    27
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    75%
    63%
    61%
    62%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    11
    15
    16
    18
    17
    16
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    11
    11
    12
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    19
    ENE
    18
    E
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    28
    29
    28
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    69%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    63%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    ENE
    19
    E
    18
    ESE
    17
    E
    16
    ENE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    25
    28
    28
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    75%
    75%
    64%
    56%
    62%
    58%
    58%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    17
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    E
    13
    SE
    14
    S
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    17
    14
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    70%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    13
    13
    14
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    14
    14
    12
    10
    9
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    13
    9
    10
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Plenty of early evening sunshine, then generally dry overnight with clear periods. Turning somewhat cloudier by the morning, with a chance of scattered light showers moving in from the south. Staying breezy in places and rather windy in coastal regions. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Showers across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. Some places staying dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, windiest on coasts. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cloudier to begin with on Friday but sunny and warm later. Often sunny over the weekend with some cloud at times and not quite as warm. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

    Updated:

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