Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    10%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    86%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 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 Clear night Clear night 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 Clear night Clear night Clear 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%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    19
    19
    21
    22
    21
    19
    17
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    13
    12
    12
    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 rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    16
    17
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    10
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    24
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    74%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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 Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.1 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:

    Sunny spells and a chance of showers on Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A drier interlude to begin this evening but another band of rain or showers will quickly spread eastwards, giving some briefly heavy bursts. Clearer skies following overnight with scattered showers. Turning colder than last night but staying generally frost free. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    Apart from a scattering of showers, mainly in the west, Friday promises to be a drier day with sunny spells. Another quite mild day but feeling cooler in the breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    After a mostly fine start, turning wet and windy in the west later on Saturday. Winds easing thereafter but often cloudy on Sunday and Monday with occasional rain or drizzle.

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