Highcliffe (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

Cloudy.
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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Highcliffe

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    54%
    55%
    56%
    57%
    64%
    67%
    74%
    78%
    83%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    12
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    18
    19
    21
    24
    25
    27
    27
    28
    27
    25
    22
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    85%
    79%
    69%
    58%
    52%
    43%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    59%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    4
    4
    5
    5
    3
    11
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night 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%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    10°
    14°
    19°
    20°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    28
    29
    28
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    74%
    76%
    56%
    40%
    38%
    41%
    54%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    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)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    23
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    75%
    84%
    55%
    40%
    40%
    43%
    56%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    10
    11
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    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)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    5
    SE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    13
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    74%
    78%
    55%
    41%
    41%
    56%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    5
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    9
    14
    14
    13
    9
    9
    9
    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)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    7
    S
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    10
    13
    14
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    62%
    43%
    41%
    54%
    71%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    13
    13
    12
    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)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    82%
    85%
    68%
    53%
    47%
    56%
    71%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 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°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NNE
    5
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    10
    13
    14
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    83%
    85%
    65%
    50%
    45%
    61%
    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

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 2.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 2.9 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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny in east, cloud thickening in west. Becoming warm.

    Today:

    Sunny for many and becoming warm, but hazier with high cloud in western areas. Perhaps thicker cloud later in the west. Breezy for most, with strong winds along coasts. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Thicker cloud in the west may give some rain in the far west, perhaps heavy. Elsewhere thinner cloud may allow some clear spells. Winds easing, but staying breezy on coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry and becoming warm, with early cloud gradually clearing to leave a sunny afternoon. Becoming windy again, particularly so along coasts. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry and mostly sunny, perhaps with some overnight fog or low cloud. Winds gradually easing. Cooler than recent days, especially near eastern coasts. Risk of overnight frost.

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