Poole - Shore Road, Sandbanks (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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



    Today (9 September 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    60°
    16°
    62°
    17°
    63°
    18°
    64°
    19°
    66°
    19°
    66°
    19°
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    18°
    64°
    16°
    60°
    14°
    58°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    54°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    55°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    59°
    15°
    60°
    15°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    14°
    57°
    12°
    54°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    51°
    10°
    50°
    10°
    50°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    15
    25
    13
    7
    4
    NW
    15
    25
    13
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    NW
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    WNW
    18
    28
    16
    8
    4
    WNW
    18
    30
    16
    8
    4
    WNW
    17
    27
    15
    8
    4
    WNW
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    WNW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    W
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    44
    23
    12
    6
    27
    44
    23
    12
    6
    28
    44
    24
    12
    6
    27
    43
    23
    12
    6
    27
    43
    23
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    26
    43
    23
    12
    6
    28
    44
    24
    12
    6
    28
    45
    24
    12
    6
    26
    42
    23
    12
    6
    25
    41
    22
    11
    6
    23
    38
    20
    10
    5
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    Visibility
    VG
    23
    VG
    26
    VG
    30
    VG
    30
    VG
    30
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    66%
    65%
    58%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    64%
    65%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    UV
    3
    4
    5
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 September 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    12°
    54°
    12°
    54°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    58°
    15°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    16°
    60°
    16°
    62°
    17°
    62°
    17°
    63°
    18°
    64°
    18°
    64°
    18°
    64°
    17°
    63°
    17°
    62°
    16°
    60°
    15°
    59°
    14°
    58°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    10°
    49°
    10°
    50°
    10°
    51°
    11°
    51°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    53°
    12°
    54°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    55°
    13°
    56°
    14°
    56°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    54°
    12°
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    12°
    53°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    51°
    10°
    50°
    W
    13
    22
    11
    6
    4
    W
    13
    22
    11
    6
    4
    W
    13
    22
    11
    6
    4
    WSW
    14
    23
    12
    6
    4
    WSW
    14
    23
    12
    6
    4
    WSW
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    WSW
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    WSW
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    WSW
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    W
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    W
    21
    33
    18
    9
    5
    W
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    W
    21
    33
    18
    9
    5
    W
    20
    33
    17
    9
    5
    W
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    W
    20
    31
    17
    9
    5
    W
    19
    31
    17
    9
    5
    W
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    W
    18
    29
    16
    8
    4
    W
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    W
    15
    25
    13
    7
    4
    WNW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    WNW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    W
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    25
    41
    22
    11
    6
    27
    43
    23
    12
    6
    28
    44
    24
    12
    6
    28
    45
    24
    13
    6
    30
    49
    26
    14
    6
    32
    52
    28
    14
    7
    35
    56
    30
    15
    7
    36
    59
    31
    16
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    38
    61
    33
    17
    7
    37
    60
    32
    17
    7
    36
    58
    31
    16
    7
    35
    56
    30
    16
    7
    34
    54
    30
    15
    7
    31
    49
    27
    14
    6
    27
    43
    23
    12
    6
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    22
    36
    19
    10
    5
    VG
    35
    VG
    35
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    40
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    50
    E
    45
    E
    45
    E
    40
    E
    45
    E
    50
    E
    50
    77%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    73%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Wednesday (11 September 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    12°
    54°
    11°
    53°
    10°
    50°
    48°
    13°
    55°
    15°
    58°
    14°
    58°
    12°
    54°
    10°
    50°
    10°
    50°
    48°
    46°
    43°
    10°
    50°
    11°
    51°
    11°
    51°
    48°
    45°
    WNW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    WNW
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    WNW
    12
    20
    10
    6
    3
    WNW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    WNW
    15
    24
    13
    7
    4
    WNW
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    WNW
    19
    30
    17
    8
    5
    WNW
    17
    27
    15
    8
    4
    WNW
    14
    22
    12
    6
    4
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    25
    40
    22
    11
    6
    24
    39
    21
    11
    5
    29
    47
    25
    13
    6
    36
    58
    31
    16
    7
    40
    65
    35
    18
    8
    37
    60
    32
    17
    7
    28
    45
    24
    13
    6
    24
    38
    21
    11
    5
    E
    50
    E
    60
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    81%
    78%
    74%
    75%
    63%
    53%
    53%
    61%
    73%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    3
    3
    2
    -
    -
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    2
    2
    2
    4
    Thursday (12 September 2024)
    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 intervals
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    50%
    10%
    <5%
    48°
    47°
    46°
    12°
    53°
    14°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    53°
    49°
    43°
    42°
    41°
    48°
    11°
    52°
    11°
    52°
    48°
    44°
    WNW
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    WNW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    12
    20
    10
    5
    3
    NW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NW
    13
    21
    11
    6
    4
    NNW
    12
    20
    10
    6
    3
    NW
    11
    17
    10
    5
    3
    23
    38
    20
    10
    5
    23
    37
    20
    10
    5
    26
    41
    23
    12
    6
    30
    47
    26
    13
    6
    31
    50
    27
    14
    6
    30
    48
    26
    13
    6
    21
    34
    18
    9
    5
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    > 70
    E
    65
    76%
    77%
    80%
    66%
    55%
    57%
    62%
    68%
    -
    -
    1
    3
    4
    2
    -
    -
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    7
    7
    6
    4
    2
    2
    2
    12
    Friday (13 September 2024)
    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 intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    46°
    44°
    42°
    11°
    51°
    14°
    58°
    15°
    59°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    53°
    41°
    39°
    38°
    10°
    49°
    13°
    56°
    13°
    56°
    12°
    53°
    10°
    50°
    NNW
    10
    16
    9
    5
    3
    NNW
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    NNW
    7
    11
    6
    3
    2
    NNW
    6
    9
    5
    3
    2
    W
    6
    10
    5
    3
    2
    WSW
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    W
    9
    14
    8
    4
    3
    W
    8
    12
    7
    3
    3
    18
    28
    16
    8
    4
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    15
    23
    13
    7
    4
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    17
    27
    15
    8
    4
    16
    25
    14
    7
    4
    16
    26
    14
    7
    4
    E
    60
    E
    55
    E
    50
    E
    50
    E
    50
    E
    45
    VG
    35
    VG
    28
    74%
    77%
    79%
    71%
    51%
    51%
    54%
    60%
    -
    -
    -
    3
    4
    2
    -
    -
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Saturday (14 September 2024)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    11°
    52°
    11°
    51°
    10°
    51°
    15°
    58°
    16°
    61°
    16°
    62°
    15°
    59°
    14°
    56°
    49°
    47°
    47°
    12°
    54°
    14°
    57°
    14°
    57°
    13°
    55°
    12°
    53°
    W
    8
    13
    7
    4
    3
    WSW
    10
    15
    9
    4
    3
    WSW
    11
    17
    10
    5
    3
    WSW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    SW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    SW
    13
    20
    11
    6
    4
    SW
    12
    19
    10
    5
    3
    SW
    10
    16
    9
    5
    3
    17
    27
    15
    7
    4
    17
    28
    15
    8
    4
    20
    32
    17
    9
    5
    22
    35
    19
    10
    5
    22
    35
    19