Overview

Southbourne is a sand and pebble beach in Dorset, east of Bournemouth. The south-facing spot looks out over the English Channel. A residential seaside area with cliffs and access via zigzag paths from the top.

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Spot forecast for Southbourne

Sunrise 07:38 · Sunset 18:05

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.8 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:53 · 1.1 m High tide 04:47 · 1.6 m Low tide 06:05 · 1.5 m High tide 07:55 · 1.6 m Low tide 10:31 · 1.4 m High tide 12:03 · 1.5 m Low tide 14:18 · 1.3 m High tide 16:54 · 1.6 m Low tide 18:58 · 1.5 m High tide 20:06 · 1.5 m Low tide 23:19 · 1.2 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:21 · 1.2 m Low tide 02:26 · 1.1 m High tide 05:35 · 1.6 m Low tide 06:59 · 1.6 m High tide 08:50 · 1.7 m Low tide 12:07 · 1.4 m High tide 12:28 · 1.4 m Low tide 14:50 · 1.2 m High tide 17:41 · 1.7 m Low tide 19:51 · 1.5 m High tide 20:57 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:46 · 1.1 m High tide 01:13 · 1.1 m Low tide 02:48 · 1 m High tide 06:18 · 1.7 m Low tide 07:54 · 1.6 m High tide 09:36 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:16 · 1.2 m High tide 13:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:10 · 1.2 m High tide 18:23 · 1.8 m Low tide 20:46 · 1.5 m High tide 21:41 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:23 · 0.9 m High tide 06:58 · 1.8 m Low tide 08:51 · 1.6 m High tide 10:16 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:45 · 1.1 m High tide 19:03 · 1.8 m Low tide 21:44 · 1.5 m High tide 22:17 · 1.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:58 · 0.8 m High tide 07:36 · 1.9 m Low tide 09:50 · 1.7 m High tide 10:51 · 1.7 m Low tide 14:20 · 1 m High tide 19:41 · 1.9 m

Southbourne: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

289h

in June · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 289 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Southbourne

Monthly averages — Southbourne — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	119 h	7 °C	114 mm
February	19.0	176 h	9 °C	114 mm
March	18.5	161 h	11 °C	81 mm
April	18.0	187 h	13 °C	48 mm
May	19.5	200 h	17 °C	69 mm
June	25.5	289 h	19 °C	28 mm
July	24.0	258 h	21 °C	50 mm
August	24.0	259 h	21 °C	44 mm
September	16.5	192 h	18 °C	124 mm
October	18.0	166 h	15 °C	113 mm
November	17.0	134 h	12 °C	97 mm
December	15.5	138 h	9 °C	90 mm

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Technical details of Southbourne spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Parking at the top of the cliff in Southbourne. Beach access via zigzag paths.

Hazards

Unstable sand cliffs. Pebbles at the top of the beach. Drift currents. Groynes. Swimming zone in summer.

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