Christchurch Bay (Barton-on-Sea) (Beach) (Hampshire) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to heavy rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch Bay (Barton-on-Sea) (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    60%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    28
    SW
    24
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    S
    21
    S
    23
    S
    27
    S
    32
    S
    35
    S
    38
    SSW
    40
    SSW
    41
    SSW
    39
    SW
    32
    SW
    26
    SW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    26
    26
    24
    23
    26
    26
    29
    33
    45
    46
    46
    52
    53
    47
    37
    29
    28
    26
    25
    22
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    82%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    23
    20
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    31
    32
    33
    36
    36
    33
    28
    23
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.8
    3.1
    3.3
    3.4
    3.1
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    18
    18
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    17
    17
    15
    14
    16
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    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
    76%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    27
    26
    28
    27
    27
    26
    27
    25
    25
    28
    28
    25
    23
    23
    21
    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
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    11
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    27
    27
    27
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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 4.3 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:

    Wet and windy in the evening, clearing overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy and windy, with the odd outbreak of rain in the evening. A band of rain moving in from the west during the late evening, turning heavy at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy and wet, with strong winds. Gales possible along the coast and over high ground. Rain will be heavy at times, before the wind and rain ease overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier but breezy on Friday. Saturday similar but probably clouding over with chance of evening rain arriving. Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain at times. Temperatures near normal.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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