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

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (18 March 2026)
    Time
    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 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%
    Temperature
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    19
    21
    23
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed –
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    16
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    Thursday (19 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)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 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)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    7°
    9°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    10
    9
    10
    10
    12
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    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)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    5
    9
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    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°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    8°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    3°
    6°
    9°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    9°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    E
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    9
    9
    9
    16
    17
    17
    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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    5°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    12
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    11
    11
    10
    4
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    9°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    4°
    3°
    5°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    NW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    73%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    13
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    		 – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    		 – – –
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    5°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    24
    26
    25
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    74%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    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 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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 explained
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    Updated 01:00 (UTC) on Wed 18 Mar 2026
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    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.

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