Beach Weather in Sandbanks Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Beach Weather Today in Sandbanks Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 11° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will have 1.7mm of very light rain. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 75%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and strong at 35kmh from the South-Southwest. The strong winds will make the temperatures feel colder. The strong onshore winds may make conditions rougher for swimming.

Sandbanks Beach faces Southeast and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 04:24 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 11° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 14° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will have 0.1mm of rain and Sunday will be dry. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 72%.

SANDBANKS BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

Thu 13th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
15° 13° 13° 14° 15° 15° 13° 13°
100% 38% 74% 39% 50% 100% 100% 100%
0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.3mm 1.3mm
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Fri 14th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
13° 12° 12° 12° 12° 13° 13° 13°
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 77%
1.2mm 0.8mm 2.0mm 2.2mm 0.8mm 1.6mm 0.4mm 0.7mm
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Sat 15th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
12° 11° 10° 10° 10°
78% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Sun 16th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
100% 93% 100% 19% 14% 16% 8% 35%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Mon 17th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
3% 0% 0% 1% 10% 2% 0% 8%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Tue 18th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
10% 49% 21% 30% 44% 100% 100% 100%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.8mm 0.2mm
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wed 19th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
44% 18% 4% 25% 100% 100% 51% 16%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.3mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Thu 13th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
35
kmh
28
kmh
29
kmh
24
kmh
21
kmh
8
kmh
14
kmh
23
kmh
1.3m
1.3m
1.7m
0.6m
0.3m
0.3m
0.6m
1.6m
6.3s 10.6s 10.7s 10.6s 10.3s 10.1s 10.0s 10.0s
Fri 14th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
31
kmh
35
kmh
35
kmh
32
kmh
35
kmh
39
kmh
35
kmh
8
kmh
1.2m
1.1m
1.3m
1.3m
1.3m
1.1m
1.4m
1.1m
9.9s 9.8s 9.8s 9.8s 9.7s 9.4s 4.6s 5.2s
Sat 15th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
5
kmh
29
kmh
35
kmh
34
kmh
32
kmh
37
kmh
33
kmh
34
kmh
0.9m
0.4m
0.4m
0.8m
1.6m
1.6m
1.6m
1.6m
9.1s 8.7s 8.8s 8.7s 8.4s 8.2s 8.2s 8.1s
Sun 16th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
34
kmh
34
kmh
33
kmh
36
kmh
35
kmh
32
kmh
30
kmh
25
kmh
1.5m
1.6m
1.5m
1.6m
1.7m
1.6m
1.6m
1.6m
8.0s 8.0s 12.7s 11.9s 11.1s 10.7s 10.2s 10.1s
Mon 17th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
30
kmh
30
kmh
30
kmh
28
kmh
27
kmh
23
kmh
19
kmh
13
kmh
1.5m
1.2m
1.4m
1.3m
1.1m
1.0m
1.0m
0.8m
10.1s 6.4s 10.6s 9.8s 9.3s 5.5s 5.6s 4.4s
Tue 18th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
9
kmh
10
kmh
12
kmh
10
kmh
9
kmh
10
kmh
6
kmh
9
kmh
0.5m
0.4m
0.3m
0.3m
0.4m
0.4m
0.4m
0.2m
8.7s 4.9s 8.2s 8.2s 8.1s 8.0s 2.7s 2.7s
Wed 19th November
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14
kmh
15
kmh
13
kmh
15
kmh
30
kmh
41
kmh
39
kmh
35
kmh
0.2m
0.3m
0.5m
0.7m
0.5m
0.4m
0.4m
1.5m
8.8s 8.9s 7.7s 7.6s 7.7s 13.2s 13.1s 12.9s
Thu 13th November
12:14 AM 6:15 AM 9:19 AM 11:28 AM 12:55 PM 3:29 PM 5:11 PM 6:27 PM 9:59 PM
1.39 1.99 1.47 1.65 1.57 1.84 1.73 1.80 1.16
Fri 14th November
4:21 AM 5:05 AM 7:19 AM 10:42 AM 12:04 PM 1:10 PM 4:10 PM 6:10 PM 7:35 PM 11:16 PM
1.85 1.81 2.01 1.47 1.53 1.48 1.87 1.69 1.78 1.15
Sat 15th November
4:48 AM 6:19 AM 8:19 AM 12:10 PM 4:49 PM 7:06 PM 8:38 PM
1.91 1.79 1.99 1.39 1.92 1.63 1.75
Sun 16th November
12:15 AM 5:21 AM 7:22 AM 9:13 AM 12:51 PM 5:28 PM 8:00 PM 9:35 PM
1.12 2.00 1.76 1.94 1.30 1.99 1.57 1.71
Mon 17th November
12:56 AM 5:56 AM 8:21 AM 10:02 AM 1:25 PM 6:08 PM 8:52 PM 10:26 PM
1.10 2.10 1.70 1.87 1.22 2.06 1.52 1.67
Tue 18th November
1:33 AM 6:32 AM 9:18 AM 10:48 AM 1:59 PM 6:47 PM 9:44 PM 11:14 PM
1.08 2.19 1.64 1.77 1.13 2.13 1.49 1.63
Wed 19th November
2:10 AM 7:09 AM 10:12 AM 11:31 AM 2:34 PM 7:26 PM 10:33 PM 11:58 PM
1.07 2.26 1.58 1.68 1.06 2.16 1.48 1.60
Thu 13th November
15°
1.7mm
19kmh SW
75%
Fri 14th November
13°
9.7mm
29kmh ENE
97%
Sat 15th November
10°
0.1mm
26kmh NE
97%
Sun 16th November
0.0mm
30kmh NE
48%
Mon 17th November
0.0mm
23kmh NNE
3%
Tue 18th November
1.0mm
8kmh WNW
56%
Wed 19th November
0.4mm
24kmh WNW
44%
Thu 20th November
0.0mm
28kmh NNW
7%
Fri 21st November
0.0mm
9kmh NW
47%
Sat 22nd November
12°
0.6mm
31kmh W
72%
Sun 23rd November
12°
1.1mm
16kmh SW
60%
Mon 24th November
10°
0.1mm
39kmh WNW
57%
Tue 25th November
12°
0.0mm
19kmh W
57%
Wed 26th November
13°
0.0mm
21kmh W
62%

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 10° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 13° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 8 days of very light rain with an average of 1.8mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 56%.

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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