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Avon Beach (Dorset)

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Wind Gust Wave Period Rain Cloud Temp Chill Wave Rating
06:00
17.5kts
26.1kts
2.3m
6.5sec
-1mm
-1%
6°C
0°C
09:00
23.7kts
30.7kts
2.6m
6.8sec
0.7mm
10%
9°C
2°C
12:00
32.2kts
47.4kts
3.7m
7.9sec
3.5mm
48%
8°C
2°C
15:00
32.8kts
46.4kts
4.7m
10.1sec
3.1mm
76%
9°C
4°C

First light: 05:15-05:48 / Last light: 18:34-19:08

General info

Suitability beginner, intermediate
Beach faces SE
Best wind S, W, SW

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Freshwater West, Sandbanks, Lyme Regis
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Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 28 MARCH TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2024

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET SHANNON ROCKALL HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW SOLE 957 EXPECTED NORTHEAST ENGLAND 971 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW BRISTOL CHANNEL 971 LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY SAME TIME. NEW LOW EXPECTED ROCKALL 971 BY THAT TIME

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE

EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 OR 5. BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 FOR A TIME. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER IN NORTHWEST VIKING. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER

EAST OR SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER THAMES DOVER

CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

SOUTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH AT FIRST AND AGAIN LATER IN WIGHT AND PORTLAND, BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN PLYMOUTH AND BISCAY. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FITZROY SOLE

CYCLONIC GALE 8 TO STORM 10 DECREASING 5 TO 7. HIGH OR VERY HIGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH LATER. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

LUNDY FASTNET

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 FOR A TIME, OCCASIONALLY 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

IRISH SEA

SOUTHEAST BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON ROCKALL

CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

MALIN SOUTH HEBRIDES

SOUTHEASTERLY 5 OR 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

NORTH HEBRIDES BAILEY

CYCLONIC GALE 8 OR SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN BAILEY, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH LATER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAIR ISLE

SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 BECOMING CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND