Solent & Dorset Beach Forecast
Met Office beach conditions and today’s tide times for ten local beaches
The Met Office publishes a dedicated forecast for a few hundred UK beaches, with things a normal town forecast doesn’t cover: today’s tide times, sea/wave state with a water-sports safety note, and the UV index alongside the usual temperature, rain and wind. Below are ten beaches from West Sussex in the east, through the Solent, and on westward along the Dorset coast — Bognor Regis, Eastney, Ryde East, Cowes, Lee-on-Solent and Calshot around the Solent itself, then on towards Mudeford Sandbank, Bournemouth, Sandbanks and Weymouth, some of the busiest and most popular sandy beaches on the south coast.
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Calshot
Hampshire
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 10° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from E
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.1–0.2m
Enjoy the sea safely. Novice water users should go with an instructor or a more experienced person.
Sunrise 06:54 • Sunset 16:43
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 12:48am | 4.4m |
| high tide | 3:38am | 4.2m |
| low tide | 6:49am | 1.2m |
| high tide | 1:06pm | 4.3m |
| high tide | 3:51pm | 4.2m |
| low tide | 7:14pm | 1.2m |
Tide information is from Calshot Castle tidal station 1.0 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Lee-on-Solent
Hampshire
11°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 10° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from ENE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.1–0.2m
Enjoy the sea safely. Novice water users should go with an instructor or a more experienced person.
Sunrise 06:53 • Sunset 16:43
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 1:29am | 4.5m |
| low tide | 6:40am | 1.3m |
| high tide | 1:50pm | 4.5m |
| low tide | 7:05pm | 1.3m |
Tide information is from Lee-On-The-Solent tidal station 0.2 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Eastney (Southsea)
Portsmouth
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 11° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from ENE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.3–0.4m
Enjoy the sea safely. Novice water users should seek advice.
Sunrise 06:53 • Sunset 16:42
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 1:38am | 4.9m |
| low tide | 6:49am | 1.2m |
| high tide | 1:58pm | 4.8m |
| low tide | 7:12pm | 1.2m |
Tide information is from Langstone Harbour tidal station 1.7 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Ryde East
Isle of Wight
13°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 10° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from ESE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.1–0.2m
Enjoy the sea safely. Novice water users should go with an instructor or a more experienced person.
Sunrise 06:53 • Sunset 16:43
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 1:19am | 4.6m |
| low tide | 6:46am | 1.1m |
| high tide | 1:41pm | 4.6m |
| low tide | 7:12pm | 1.1m |
Tide information is from Ryde tidal station 0.7 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Cowes
Isle of Wight
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 11° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from ESE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.1–0.2m
Enjoy the sea safely. Novice water users should go with an instructor or a more experienced person.
Sunrise 06:54 • Sunset 16:43
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 12:45am | 4.3m |
| high tide | 3:20am | 4.2m |
| low tide | 6:45am | 1.2m |
| high tide | 1:06pm | 4.3m |
| high tide | 3:36pm | 4.1m |
| low tide | 7:10pm | 1.1m |
Tide information is from Cowes tidal station 0.3 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Mudeford Sandbank
Christchurch
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 9° • Rain <5%
Max gust 16mph from E
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.5–0.8m
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely. Unsafe for novice water users.
Sunrise 06:55 • Sunset 16:45
Today’s Tides
| low tide | 6:34am | 0.6m |
| high tide | 11:33am | 1.7m |
| low tide | 6:51pm | 0.5m |
| high tide | 11:49pm | 1.5m |
Tide information is from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station 0.3 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Bournemouth (Pier)
Dorset
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 11° • Rain <5%
Max gust 16mph from ESE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.4–0.7m
Enjoy the sea safely, and look out for rip currents. Novice water users should seek advice.
Sunrise 06:56 • Sunset 16:46
Today’s Tides
| low tide | 5:49am | 0.9m |
| high tide | 11:14am | 2.2m |
| low tide | 6:18pm | 0.7m |
Tide information is from Bournemouth tidal station 0.4 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Sandbanks
Poole, Dorset
13°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 10° • Rain <5%
Max gust 16mph from SE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.5–0.7m
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely. Unsafe for novice water users.
Sunrise 06:56 • Sunset 16:46
Today’s Tides
| low tide | 6:01am | 0.9m |
| high tide | 11:01am | 2.2m |
| low tide | 6:27pm | 0.8m |
| high tide | 11:54pm | 2.1m |
Tide information is from Poole (Entrance) tidal station 1.2 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Weymouth (Central)
Dorset
13°C
Clear
Feels like 11° • Rain <5%
Max gust 21mph from SE
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.4–0.6m
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely. Unsafe for novice water users.
Sunrise 06:58 • Sunset 16:48
Today’s Tides
| low tide | 1:36am | 0.4m |
| high tide | 8:48am | 2.1m |
| low tide | 1:59pm | 0.4m |
| high tide | 9:26pm | 1.8m |
Tide information is from Portland tidal station 3.1 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Bognor Regis (East)
West Sussex
12°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 11° • Rain <5%
Max gust 17mph from E
UV 2 — Low
Waves: 0.6–0.9m
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely. Unsafe for novice water users.
Sunrise 06:51 • Sunset 16:41
Today’s Tides
| high tide | 1:16am | 5.6m |
| low tide | 7:16am | 0.9m |
| high tide | 1:34pm | 5.5m |
| low tide | 7:43pm | 0.9m |
Tide information is from Bognor Regis tidal station 0.2 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
Source: The Met Office — see Credits for full details.
See also: Local Tides • UK Wave Height • Solent Weather Buoys • Inshore Waters Forecast • Bathing & Sea Water Quality