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Christchurch - Avon Beach (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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
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

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Avon Beach (Beach)

    Today (9 September 2025)
    Time
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    14:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
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    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
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    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    19
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    26
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    73%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (10 September 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 Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    19
    21
    24
    27
    28
    30
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    28
    26
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    77%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.0
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    5
    6
    5
    10
    5
    6
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    29
    31
    34
    36
    38
    38
    39
    39
    36
    33
    30
    30
    30
    28
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    69%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    68%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    16
    19
    22
    22
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (12 September 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 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    25
    29
    31
    33
    33
    34
    36
    35
    34
    32
    27
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    69%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    66%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    15
    14
    16
    20
    21
    19
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    29
    30
    33
    31
    30
    32
    31
    28
    24
    22
    22
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    19
    21
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Drizzle Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    19
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    34
    35
    37
    34
    32
    29
    26
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    19
    22
    21
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    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

    Tuesday 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 1.2 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:

    Heavy rain for some on Tuesday, then showery from mid-week.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some late sunshine for many but a few showers remain possible, these becoming mainly confined to coastal areas overnight. Turning rather chilly inland with a few fog patches developing in prone spots. Showery rain possible in west Cornwall by dawn Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Showery rain turning more persistent across Cornwall and erratically spreading east, heavy in places with thunder possible. Brighter elsewhere, albeit a chance of showers later. Rather windy in the west. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A changeable period, with sunny spells and blustery showers, these frequent and occasionally heavy with hail and thunder possible. Often breezy and possibly windy at times. Turning a little cooler.

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