Beach Weather in Sandbanks Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom

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Beach Weather Today in Sandbanks Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 10° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 20%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and moderate at 21kmh from the East-Northeast. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

Sandbanks Beach faces Southeast and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 08:56 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

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 16° which is a little too chilly 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 1.5mm rain on those days. Saturday will have 1.9mm of rain and Sunday will have 1.1mm of rain. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 73%.

SANDBANKS BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

Mon 19th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
15° 17° 17° 16° 11°
7% 63% 9% 11% 70% 3% 0% 3%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Tue 20th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
15° 18° 19° 18° 12°
2% 0% 21% 38% 2% 14% 15% 91%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Wed 21st May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
11° 12° 12° 14° 16° 16° 16° 11°
65% 100% 100% 80% 100% 64% 84% 69%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.3mm 0.0mm 1.4mm 0.2mm 0.5mm 0.1mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Thu 22nd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
10° 11° 14° 15° 14° 15° 10°
29% 45% 65% 100% 76% 87% 20% 15%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Fri 23rd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
12° 15° 15° 14° 10°
2% 7% 32% 8% 94% 72% 23% 14%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Sat 24th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
11° 12° 12° 13° 14° 14° 14°
47% 63% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
0.0mm 0.0mm 0.2mm 1.0mm 0.6mm 0.1mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Sun 25th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14° 11° 11° 15° 16° 14° 13° 12°
100% 10% 8% 86% 69% 67% 55% 75%
0.6mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.2mm 0.3mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Mon 19th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14
kmh
15
kmh
20
kmh
21
kmh
17
kmh
16
kmh
10
kmh
14
kmh
0.7m
0.7m
0.8m
0.8m
0.6m
0.6m
0.5m
0.5m
10.0s 9.9s 9.8s 9.5s 9.1s 9.1s 9.0s 8.8s
Tue 20th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
18
kmh
19
kmh
21
kmh
19
kmh
8
kmh
12
kmh
11
kmh
15
kmh
0.8m
1.0m
1.0m
0.8m
0.5m
0.5m
0.9m
0.6m
4.8s 5.5s 5.5s 5.0s 4.6s 4.3s 4.2s 8.0s
Wed 21st May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
13
kmh
16
kmh
17
kmh
12
kmh
10
kmh
10
kmh
15
kmh
15
kmh
0.5m
0.5m
0.7m
0.8m
0.8m
0.6m
0.5m
0.7m
7.9s 7.8s 7.6s 7.4s 7.4s 3.5s 3.4s 6.9s
Thu 22nd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
14
kmh
14
kmh
10
kmh
6
kmh
12
kmh
17
kmh
13
kmh
14
kmh
0.6m
0.8m
0.5m
0.6m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.6m
3.9s 4.4s 8.7s 8.7s 3.6s 3.7s 3.5s 3.2s
Fri 23rd May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
8
kmh
10
kmh
9
kmh
7
kmh
19
kmh
18
kmh
27
kmh
22
kmh
0.5m
0.8m
0.6m
0.5m
0.7m
0.5m
0.5m
0.6m
7.4s 5.4s 4.9s 9.2s 4.1s 3.8s 8.3s 8.3s
Sat 24th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
22
kmh
23
kmh
26
kmh
26
kmh
33
kmh
36
kmh
35
kmh
30
kmh
0.6m
0.8m
1.0m
1.1m
1.3m
1.3m
1.3m
1.0m
8.2s 8.2s 8.2s 8.2s 8.2s 8.2s 8.2s 8.2s
Sun 25th May
12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM
27
kmh
22
kmh
20
kmh
20
kmh
18
kmh
19
kmh
20
kmh
17
kmh
0.9m
0.7m
0.5m
0.7m
0.8m
0.9m
1.0m
0.7m
8.2s 8.2s 8.3s 5.3s 5.2s 5.5s 4.0s 10.3s
Mon 19th May
1:48 AM 3:39 AM 8:44 AM 11:39 AM 1:49 PM 5:03 PM 9:08 PM 11:54 PM
1.61 1.75 1.14 1.75 1.46 1.82 1.46 1.97
Tue 20th May
2:24 AM 4:25 AM 9:38 AM 12:28 PM 2:23 PM 5:20 PM 10:07 PM
1.58 1.77 1.15 1.65 1.45 1.86 1.48
Wed 21st May
12:45 AM 2:59 AM 5:03 AM 10:38 AM 1:34 PM 2:49 PM 5:47 PM 11:13 PM
1.87 1.61 1.81 1.13 1.57 1.50 1.92 1.43
Thu 22nd May
1:53 AM 3:26 AM 5:37 AM 11:41 AM 6:15 PM
1.77 1.67 1.88 1.07 2.01
Fri 23rd May
12:19 AM 6:11 AM 12:42 PM 6:44 PM
1.31 1.97 0.98 2.11
Sat 24th May
1:18 AM 6:45 AM 1:39 PM 7:13 PM
1.14 2.09 0.89 2.23
Sun 25th May
2:11 AM 7:20 AM 2:32 PM 7:44 PM
0.95 2.20 0.81 2.33
Mon 19th May
17°
0.0mm
21kmh ESE
20%
Tue 20th May
19°
0.0mm
16kmh NNE
22%
Wed 21st May
16°
2.5mm
3kmh WNW
82%
Thu 22nd May
15°
0.0mm
19kmh NE
54%
Fri 23rd May
15°
0.0mm
19kmh WSW
31%
Sat 24th May
14°
1.9mm
30kmh SW
88%
Sun 25th May
16°
1.1mm
35kmh WSW
58%
Mon 26th May
15°
1.1mm
36kmh SW
93%
Tue 27th May
16°
0.8mm
23kmh W
58%
Wed 28th May
15°
0.5mm
22kmh WSW
37%
Thu 29th May
15°
1.7mm
23kmh SW
75%
Fri 30th May
16°
1.5mm
22kmh SSW
95%
Sat 31st May
17°
0.2mm
18kmh SSE
69%
Sun 1st June
16°
0.8mm
12kmh E
64%

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 16° which is a little too chilly 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 10 days of very light rain with an average of 1.2mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 60%.

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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