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South Beach

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

South Beach 4 photos

  • Algae in Studland

    Algae in Studland. Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Gabion boxes & beach huts, South Beach Studland.

    Gabion boxes & beach huts, South Beach Studland.. Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Beach Studland

    South Beach Studland. Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • South Beach Studland

    South Beach Studland. Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
Now
1.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
1.3PoorNow2717
1.1Poor9 am3723
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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 m690 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m180 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
620 m0.4 miHeathland House
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miStudland (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • Joe's CafeFood and drink
    50 m180 ft
  • Manor Farm Tea RoomsFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi
  • The Sandy Salt PigFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi

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

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