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Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
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 high tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (Beach)

    Today (28 June 2025)
    Time
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
    Temperature
    21°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    22
    19
    15
    11
    9
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    80%
    UV 4 6 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    8
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    9
    9
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    NW
    2
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    WSW
    4
    SW
    5
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    2
    SE
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    3
    3
    5
    6
    9
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    12
    10
    5
    4
    3
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    90%
    84%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    63%
    61%
    60%
    58%
    59%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    78%
    85%
    89%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    5
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    2
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 June 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    18°
    24°
    26°
    27°
    26°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    15°
    18°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    25°
    21°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    2
    E
    2
    E
    3
    E
    3
    SE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    7
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    6
    13
    19
    21
    19
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    97%
    86%
    62%
    52%
    45%
    52%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    6
    8
    9
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    19°
    24°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    17°
    19°
    24°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    18
    20
    20
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    83%
    57%
    44%
    45%
    44%
    59%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    17°
    18°
    21°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    76%
    69%
    61%
    50%
    51%
    58%
    67%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    76%
    64%
    48%
    47%
    47%
    60%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    15
    18
    19
    16
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    78%
    65%
    54%
    49%
    54%
    70%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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:

    Cloudy in the west, brighter in the east. Humid.

    Today:

    Cloudy in the southwest with a spots of rain and drizzle, mainly over the Moors. Drier and brighter further east with sunny spells breaking through later in the afternoon. Warm and muggy with a breeze. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Tonight:

    Murky around western coasts overnight with low cloud and some drizzle in places. Clearer spells further east. Winds falling light and feeling humid again. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Sunday:

    A dull start but some brighter or sunnier breaks developing in the afternoon. Feeling very warm and humid, especially in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 27 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Hot and humid again on Monday with lengthy spells of sunshine. Cloud building from Tuesday with periods of rain into Wednesday, perhaps heavy at times, but turning fresher.

    Updated:

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