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Poole, Sandbanks & the harbour

Know what the harbour is doing right now.

Live, quality-checked weather for Poole Harbour—with wind, water and local history up front.

See live conditions Plan time on the water

Poole Harbour observations
Connecting to Poole
Page updated checking…
Air temperature
—°C

Feels like —°C · humidity —%

Approved station trace · past 6 hours

Harbour wind
— mphGusting — mph
Observation detail
Dew point—°C
Air pressure— hPa
Rain rate— mm/h
Rain today— mm
Sea temperaturePoole Bay model—°C
Wave heightPoole Bay model— m
Wave direction— · — s

Checking marine conditions… · Poole Bay estimate.

Checking network confidence

— contributing stations · quality score —

Observation recorded checking… · —

Network pulse

Measured locally. Checked continuously.

Counts cover real sensor values that passed automated checks—not page views or duplicated archive rows. Updated checking….

Validated measurements—rolling 24 hours
Live weather stations—across — areas
Quality pass rate—— approved observations

Weather fit, not a safety verdict

What do the conditions suit?

Each score translates the current weather into useful context. It does not replace tide, local restrictions, equipment, experience or official advice.

How the scores work
Checking daylight for Poole…

Walking & sightseeing

—/100
Checking

Building the local weather picture.

Paddle / SUP

—/100
Checking

Assessing wind and gust behaviour.

Sailing

—/100
Checking

Assessing wind range and stability.

Kite sports

—/100
Checking

Assessing wind strength and direction.

Beach time

—/100
Checking

Assessing temperature, wind and rain.

Small boats

—/100
Checking

Assessing wind, gusts, waves and available tide-flow data.

Approved pool history

See the harbour change.

Move across the graph for exact values. Every interval is built from the stored Poole archive rather than data accumulated while this page is open.

Explore 30 days
Wind and gust · Past 6 hoursLoading approved intervals…

Poole Harbour tides

Weather is only half the water story.

Track the modelled rise and fall towards the next high or low water. Narrow entrance-flow strength is only shown when a suitable local source is available.

Connecting to the tide service…
Checking tide information… · checking…. Tide information is not for navigation.
Official Poole tidesHarbour information

The live Dorset engine

More than a single sensor on a page.

Eligible stations are polled independently. Freshness, physically implausible jumps, field-level agreement and source health are assessed before a pool reading is published.

01

Observe

Capture high-resolution readings from local contributors.

02

Check

Reject implausible values and monitor each source over time.

03

Blend

Build one clear Poole pool from available trusted fields.

04

Archive

Store approved history for comparisons and local analysis.

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Carry the local weather network with you.

Live notifications, automatic station selection, weather cameras, alerts, interactive history and Dorset-wide comparisons—built for Android, with iPhone development under way.

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Questions

What this site is—and is not.

How live is Poole Harbour Weather?

The page requests the latest published Poole Harbour observation every few seconds. The observation timestamp is authoritative; the “live” label changes if fresh approved data stops arriving.

Can I use the activity score as a go/no-go decision?

No. It is a translation of current weather readings, not a safety assessment. Check tides, currents, official warnings, harbour notices, local restrictions, equipment and your own ability.

Where do the readings come from?

The Dorset Live Weather ingest engine combines eligible local station fields into one Poole Harbour view. The page shows how many stations contributed and the network confidence attached to the observation.

Why is AIS not automatically embedded?

Live AIS is licensed data. The site provides official harbour movements now and has a prepared map area for an approved partner feed, avoiding an unlicensed or unreliable scrape.