Beach Weather in Sandbanks Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Beach Weather Today in Sandbanks Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 10° which is too cold for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will have 4.9mm of light rain. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 90%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and extremely strong at 62kmh from the South. The strong winds will make the temperatures feel colder. The very strong onshore winds may make conditions rough for swimming.

Sandbanks Beach faces Southeast and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 04:04 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Sandbanks Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 10° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 10° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

There will be 2 days of very light rain with an average of 0.8mm rain on those days. Saturday will have 0.1mm of rain and Sunday will have 1.4mm of rain. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 81%.

SANDBANKS BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

Thu 18th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
11° 12° 11° 11° 12° 12° 11° 10°
100% 74% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 51%
0.2mm 0.0mm 0.1mm 2.2mm 1.7mm 0.6mm 0.1mm 0.0mm
Fri 19th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
10°
10% 6% 6% 5% 80% 10% 81% 82%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Sat 20th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
77% 76% 83% 52% 89% 60% 100% 47%
0.0mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Sun 21st December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
10° 11° 10° 10°
100% 93% 100% 100% 72% 68% 95% 87%
0.0mm 0.1mm 0.2mm 0.3mm 0.6mm 0.2mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
Mon 22nd December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
100% 100% 2% 4% 100% 72% 43% 100%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.5mm
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Tue 23rd December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
0.2mm 0.2mm 1.2mm 1.3mm 0.2mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Wed 24th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
100% 87% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.1mm
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Thu 18th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
51
kmh
34
kmh
35
kmh
38
kmh
62
kmh
60
kmh
40
kmh
29
kmh
2.6m
2.0m
0.7m
1.8m
3.1m
3.3m
1.0m
1.8m
14.5s 14.5s 22.1s 20.7s 19.9s 8.6s 9.2s 6.6s
Fri 19th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
22
kmh
25
kmh
28
kmh
27
kmh
28
kmh
25
kmh
20
kmh
17
kmh
1.2m
1.2m
1.3m
1.3m
1.7m
1.0m
1.0m
1.1m
18.3s 17.9s 5.1s 5.1s 5.1s 16.9s 16.8s 16.0s
Sat 20th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
19
kmh
28
kmh
31
kmh
33
kmh
31
kmh
27
kmh
29
kmh
29
kmh
1.7m
1.8m
1.8m
1.7m
1.6m
1.5m
1.5m
1.7m
15.5s 15.0s 6.0s 14.4s 13.8s 13.2s 13.2s 13.2s
Sun 21st December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
23
kmh
25
kmh
29
kmh
31
kmh
36
kmh
34
kmh
27
kmh
30
kmh
1.3m
1.5m
1.6m
1.5m
0.6m
0.3m
0.3m
0.6m
10.9s 10.6s 5.5s 5.3s 17.6s 17.4s 17.1s 16.4s
Mon 22nd December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
19
kmh
17
kmh
5
kmh
4
kmh
11
kmh
14
kmh
18
kmh
17
kmh
0.2m
0.2m
1.2m
0.8m
0.8m
0.8m
0.8m
1.0m
16.3s 16.2s 15.8s 14.9s 9.1s 8.9s 8.8s 9.1s
Tue 23rd December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
27
kmh
30
kmh
32
kmh
29
kmh
23
kmh
19
kmh
19
kmh
19
kmh
1.2m
1.0m
1.1m
1.5m
1.3m
1.2m
1.3m
1.3m
10.7s 9.9s 9.7s 9.4s 9.4s 9.2s 9.0s 8.9s
Wed 24th December
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
17
kmh
21
kmh
30
kmh
30
kmh
27
kmh
26
kmh
24
kmh
22
kmh
1.3m
1.3m
1.4m
1.6m
1.5m
1.4m
1.5m
1.4m
8.8s 8.7s 8.9s 9.0s 8.9s 8.5s 8.5s 8.9s
Thu 18th December
1:50 AM 6:50 AM 9:43 AM 11:12 AM 2:15 PM 7:12 PM 10:01 PM 11:39 PM
1.26 2.17 1.59 1.71 1.16 2.07 1.53 1.69
Fri 19th December
2:27 AM 7:29 AM 10:36 AM 11:48 AM 2:50 PM 7:54 PM 10:50 PM
1.21 2.21 1.58 1.66 1.07 2.08 1.56
Sat 20th December
12:16 AM 3:04 AM 8:06 AM 11:30 AM 12:19 PM 3:28 PM 8:34 PM 11:38 PM
1.67 1.15 2.22 1.59 1.64 0.98 2.06 1.60
Sun 21st December
12:51 AM 3:44 AM 8:35 AM 4:08 PM 9:09 PM
1.68 1.11 2.20 0.91 1.99
Mon 22nd December
12:24 AM 1:25 AM 4:23 AM 8:26 AM 4:48 PM 8:41 PM
1.64 1.69 1.09 2.17 0.86 1.92
Tue 23rd December
1:08 AM 1:58 AM 5:04 AM 8:39 AM 5:30 PM 9:00 PM 10:56 PM
1.68 1.72 1.10 2.16 0.85 1.88 1.75
Wed 24th December
12:00 AM 1:50 AM 2:30 AM 5:46 AM 9:08 AM 6:12 PM 9:32 PM 11:32 PM
1.79 1.72 1.75 1.15 2.16 0.87 1.85 1.65
Thu 18th December
12°
4.9mm
53kmh S
90%
Fri 19th December
10°
0.0mm
23kmh WSW
35%
Sat 20th December
0.1mm
27kmh S
73%
Sun 21st December
11°
1.4mm
30kmh SE
89%
Mon 22nd December
0.5mm
9kmh NNE
65%
Tue 23rd December
3.1mm
17kmh ENE
100%
Wed 24th December
0.1mm
21kmh NNE
98%
Thu 25th December
0.3mm
28kmh ENE
91%
Fri 26th December
0.0mm
17kmh NNE
85%
Sat 27th December
0.0mm
10kmh NNE
83%
Sun 28th December
0.0mm
17kmh NNE
91%
Mon 29th December
0.0mm
18kmh NE
100%
Tue 30th December
0.1mm
27kmh NE
74%
Wed 31st December
0.0mm
28kmh ENE
12%

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 10° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit. There will be 8 days of very light rain with an average of 1.3mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 78%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Sandbanks Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

Taking a Holiday at Sandbanks Beach, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sandbanks Beach in Dorset, England, is a popular holiday destination known for its beautiful scenery, stunning coastline, and array of activities. Located on the South Coast of the United Kingdom, this beach offers visitors a chance to relax and unwind while enjoying the breathtaking views of the surrounding area.

Beach Type

Sandbanks Beach is known for its fine golden sand that stretches along its coastline. Unlike some other beaches that have coarse sand or pebbles, Sandbanks boasts soft sand that is perfect for sunbathing and walking barefoot. While there are no rocky areas or reefs at this beach, it still offers a variety of aquatic activities to enjoy during your stay.

Beach Activities

Some popular beach activities at Sandbanks Beach include:

  1. Swimming – The calm waters make swimming safe and enjoyable for people of all ages.
  2. Sunbathing – The soft golden sand provides a comfortable surface to lay on as you soak up the sun.
  3. Watersports – With various water-based activities such as windsurfing, kite surfing, and paddleboarding available at Sandbanks Beach, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
  4. Beach volleyball – There are designated areas where you can play beach volleyball with friends or join in with others.
  5. Coastal walks – Take in the stunning views by walking along the coast or exploring nearby nature reserves.

Accommodations

There are several beach resorts and hotels located near Sandbanks Beach to accommodate your stay:

  1. Sandbanks Hotel – A luxurious hotel situated directly on the beachfront offering stunning views and easy access to the beach.
  2. Haven Hotel – A stylish hotel located nearby with exceptional facilities including an outdoor pool and spa.
  3. Harbour Heights Hotel – A boutique hotel with modern amenities overlooking Poole Harbour.

Areas to Stay In

  1. Poole – A bustling town just a short drive from Sandbanks Beach, offering a range of accommodations, shops, and restaurants.
  2. Bournemouth – A larger city with various attractions and activities to enjoy, located approximately 20 minutes away by car from Sandbanks Beach.
  3. Swanage – A quaint seaside town situated along the Jurassic Coast, perfect for those seeking a more relaxed atmosphere.

Beach Amenities

Sandbanks Beach offers a variety of amenities to ensure your visit is enjoyable and comfortable:

  1. Lifeguards on duty during peak season
  2. Toilets and shower facilities
  3. Beach huts available for rent
  4. On-site café for refreshments
  5. Car parking facilities nearby
  6. Disabled access via ramps and designated parking spaces

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