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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

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 Highcliffe

    Today (28 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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%
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
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    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
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    20°
    20°
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    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    22
    19
    15
    11
    10
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    79%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    82%
    UV 3 4 6 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    9
    9
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
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    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%
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    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
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    22°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    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
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    2
    WNW
    3
    W
    3
    SW
    4
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    SSW
    2
    SSE
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    7
    9
    12
    12
    14
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    13
    9
    6
    4
    4
    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
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    63%
    62%
    60%
    58%
    59%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    78%
    86%
    91%
    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
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    4
    3
    2
    2
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    10
    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°
    28°
    26°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    15°
    18°
    24°
    25°
    27°
    26°
    21°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    2
    E
    2
    E
    3
    E
    4
    SE
    6
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    6
    13
    19
    20
    19
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    97%
    86%
    60%
    50%
    43%
    48%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    2
    2
    3
    4
    6
    9
    9
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    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 day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    17°
    19°
    24°
    27°
    26°
    26°
    21°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    19°
    24°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    WNW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    18
    20
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    83%
    58%
    44%
    45%
    45%
    61%
    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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    17°
    18°
    22°
    24°
    24°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    68%
    60%
    48%
    49%
    55%
    67%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    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°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    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
    75%
    76%
    76%
    64%
    48%
    47%
    47%
    60%
    UV - - 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    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
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    N
    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%
    53%
    49%
    54%
    71%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    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 2.9 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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 1 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 2 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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:

    Becoming brighter and very warm, or hot, and humid.

    Today:

    Often cloudy at first but sunny periods will develop. Becoming very warm or hot, and feeling humid. Generally breezy, especially along the south coast where temperatures will be lower than inland and areas of low cloud may occasionally drift onshore. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Tonight:

    Very warm this evening with sunny periods. Overnight becoming cloudier for many places, but remaining dry, warm and humid as winds become light. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    Areas of cloud will largely disperse to leave long sunny periods. Becoming hot for many inland areas, while light onshore sea-breezes develop to keep coastal areas slightly cooler. Maximum temperature 31 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and sunny, hot or very hot and humid for Monday and probably Tuesday. Wednesday temperatures are likely to decrease closer to normal, with a small chance of thunderstorms.

    Updated:

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