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Forecasts and tides for Sandbanks

The local weather for Sandbanks Beach with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions.

5-day weather forecast

Fri

Sunshine

22°C

Min: 11°C
Max: 22°C

Sat

Rain

18°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 18°C

Sun

Rain

20°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 20°C

Mon

Rain

21°C

Min: 12°C
Max: 21°C

Tue

Sunshine

24°C

Min: 11°C
Max: 24°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 8
5am 0.4ft 8
8am 0.2ft 8
11am 0.3ft 8
2pm 1.0ft 2
5pm 1.1ft 3
8pm 1.1ft 3
11pm 0.2ft 7

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 7
5am 1.3ft 4
8am 1.7ft 4
11am 1.9ft 5
2pm 2.4ft 5
5pm 2.6ft 5
8pm 2.6ft 5
11pm 0.3ft 11

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 11
5am 0.4ft 11
8am 0.4ft 10
11am 0.4ft 10
2pm 0.4ft 10
5pm 0.4ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 10
11pm 0.5ft 10

Monday 7 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 9
5am 0.5ft 9
8am 0.5ft 9
11am 0.6ft 9
2pm 0.8ft 9
5pm 0.5ft 9
8pm 0.5ft 9
11pm 0.5ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 9
5am 0.3ft 9
8am 0.3ft 9
11am 0.3ft 9
2pm 0.2ft 9
5pm 0.2ft 9
8pm 0.3ft 7
11pm 0.2ft 7

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 8
5am 0.4ft 8
8am 0.2ft 8
11am 0.3ft 8
2pm 1.0ft 2
5pm 1.1ft 3
8pm 1.1ft 3
11pm 0.2ft 7

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 7
5am 1.3ft 4
8am 1.7ft 4
11am 1.9ft 5
2pm 2.4ft 5
5pm 2.6ft 5
8pm 2.6ft 5
11pm 0.3ft 11

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 11
5am 0.4ft 11
8am 0.4ft 10
11am 0.4ft 10
2pm 0.4ft 10
5pm 0.4ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 10
11pm 0.5ft 10

Monday 7 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 9
5am 0.5ft 9
8am 0.5ft 9
11am 0.6ft 9
2pm 0.8ft 9
5pm 0.5ft 9
8pm 0.5ft 9
11pm 0.5ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 9
5am 0.3ft 9
8am 0.3ft 9
11am 0.3ft 9
2pm 0.2ft 9
5pm 0.2ft 9
8pm 0.3ft 7
11pm 0.2ft 7

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 8
5am 0.6ft 8
8am 0.8ft 8
11am 0.8ft 8
2pm 1.3ft 3
5pm 1.5ft 3
8pm 1.6ft 3
11pm 0.6ft 7

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.0ft 4
5am 2.4ft 4
8am 2.9ft 4
11am 3.2ft 5
2pm 4.1ft 5
5pm 4.3ft 5
8pm 4.2ft 5
11pm 0.5ft 11

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 11
5am 0.7ft 10
8am 0.8ft 10
11am 0.8ft 10
2pm 3.9ft 5
5pm 0.7ft 10
8pm 0.9ft 10
11pm 1.0ft 9

Monday 7 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 9
5am 1.0ft 9
8am 1.0ft 9
11am 1.2ft 9
2pm 1.0ft 9
5pm 1.0ft 9
8pm 1.0ft 9
11pm 0.9ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 9
5am 0.6ft 9
8am 0.5ft 9
11am 0.4ft 9
2pm 0.4ft 9
5pm 2.6ft 4
8pm 0.3ft 9
11pm 0.7ft 7

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 8
5am 0.6ft 8
8am 0.8ft 8
11am 0.8ft 8
2pm 1.3ft 3
5pm 1.5ft 3
8pm 1.6ft 3
11pm 0.6ft 7

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.0ft 4
5am 2.4ft 4
8am 2.9ft 4
11am 3.2ft 5
2pm 4.1ft 5
5pm 4.3ft 5
8pm 4.2ft 5
11pm 0.5ft 11

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 11
5am 0.7ft 10
8am 0.8ft 10
11am 0.8ft 10
2pm 3.9ft 5
5pm 0.7ft 10
8pm 0.9ft 10
11pm 1.0ft 9

Monday 7 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 9
5am 1.0ft 9
8am 1.0ft 9
11am 1.2ft 9
2pm 1.0ft 9
5pm 1.0ft 9
8pm 1.0ft 9
11pm 0.9ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 9
5am 0.6ft 9
8am 0.5ft 9
11am 0.4ft 9
2pm 0.4ft 9
5pm 2.6ft 4
8pm 0.3ft 9
11pm 0.7ft 7

Friday 4 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 8
5am 0.5ft 8
8am 0.4ft 8
11am 0.5ft 8
2pm 1.1ft 2
5pm 1.1ft 3
8pm 1.1ft 3
11pm 0.3ft 7

Saturday 5 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 7
5am 1.6ft 4
8am 2.0ft 4
11am 2.3ft 5
2pm 2.9ft 5
5pm 3.1ft 5
8pm 3.1ft 5
11pm 0.4ft 11

Sunday 6 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 11
5am 0.5ft 11
8am 0.5ft 10
11am 0.5ft 10
2pm 0.5ft 10
5pm 0.6ft 10
8pm 0.6ft 10
11pm 0.6ft 9

Monday 7 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.7ft 9
8am 0.7ft 9
11am 0.7ft 9
2pm 0.7ft 9
5pm 0.6ft 9
8pm 0.7ft 9
11pm 0.6ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 9
5am 0.4ft 9
8am 0.3ft 9
11am 0.3ft 9
2pm 0.3ft 9
5pm 0.2ft 9
8pm 0.2ft 9
11pm 0.4ft 7