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Shore Road Beach

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

Shore Road Beach 1 photo

  • Shore Road beach at Poole Head, Poole. Looking north-east from the beach towards the cliffs and double-decker beach huts. Poole Bay curves round with Bournemouth in the distance

    Shore Road beach at Poole Head, Poole. Looking north-east from the beach towards the cliffs and double-decker beach huts. Poole Bay curves round with Bournemouth in the distance. Peter Jordan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
1.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.6
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Shore Road Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3723 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
1.3Poor8 am2717
1.1PoorNow3723
1.1Poor10 am4125
1.1Poor11 am5132
1.0Poor12 pm6641
1.0Poor1 pm6641
1.0Poor2 pm6239
1.1Poor3 pm5936
1.3Poor4 pm5836
1.6Poor5 pm5937
Sat
3.7Poor8 am1811
3.1Poor9 am1811
1.9Poor10 am3019
1.9Poor11 am2415
0.9Poor12 pm3220
1.0Poor1 pm3924
0.9Poor2 pm4025
0.6Poor3 pm4528
0.5Poor4 pm4930
0.5Poor5 pm5434
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -0.8 m. High at 7 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -1.1 m. High at 7 am, 0.1 mLow 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 1 pm, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • Showers200 m650 ft away
  • Drinking water210 m690 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miJazz Cafe
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 miShore Road
Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miBournemouth (town)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • Jazz CafeRental
    270 m870 ft
  • Haven RoadRental
    420 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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