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Burnham-on-Sea's forecasts and tides

The local weather with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions for Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station.

5-day weather forecast

Fri

Rain

18°C

Min: 13°C
Max: 18°C

Sat

Rain

19°C

Min: 16°C
Max: 19°C

Sun

Overcast

17°C

Min: 13°C
Max: 17°C

Mon

Sunshine

19°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 19°C

Tue

Sunshine

21°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 21°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Friday 18 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.9ft 6
5am 2.9ft 5
8am 2.9ft 5
11am 2.9ft 4
2pm 3.4ft 5
5pm 4.0ft 5
8pm 4.4ft 6
11pm 4.3ft 5

Saturday 19 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.1ft 5
5am 4.0ft 5
8am 3.9ft 5
11am 4.2ft 5
2pm 4.3ft 5
5pm 3.9ft 5
8pm 3.2ft 5
11pm 2.7ft 5

Sunday 20 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.5ft 4
5am 2.3ft 5
8am 1.9ft 6
11am 1.5ft 6
2pm 1.3ft 6
5pm 1.1ft 6
8pm 1.0ft 7
11pm 0.9ft 7

Monday 21 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 7
5am 0.8ft 7
8am 0.8ft 7
11am 0.8ft 7
2pm 0.7ft 7
5pm 0.7ft 7
8pm 0.7ft 7
11pm 0.7ft 7

Tuesday 22 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 7
5am 0.6ft 7
8am 0.6ft 6
11am 0.7ft 6
2pm 0.7ft 6
5pm 0.4ft 10
8pm 0.4ft 10
11pm 0.4ft 10

Friday 18 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.2ft 5
5am 1.0ft 5
8am 1.0ft 5
11am 1.4ft 4
2pm 2.0ft 4
5pm 2.3ft 4
8pm 2.6ft 4
11pm 2.5ft 4

Saturday 19 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.4ft 4
5am 2.2ft 4
8am 2.2ft 4
11am 2.4ft 4
2pm 2.3ft 4
5pm 2.2ft 3
8pm 1.7ft 4
11pm 1.4ft 4

Sunday 20 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 7
5am 1.0ft 4
8am 0.7ft 4
11am 0.5ft 4
2pm 0.4ft 6
5pm 0.3ft 6
8pm 0.3ft 6
11pm 0.2ft 6

Monday 21 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 6
5am 0.2ft 6
8am 0.2ft 6
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 0.2ft 6
5pm 0.2ft 6
8pm 0.2ft 6
11pm 0.2ft 6

Tuesday 22 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 6
5am 0.2ft 7
8am 0.2ft 6
11am 0.2ft 6
2pm 0.0ft 0
5pm 0.0ft 0
8pm 0.0ft 0
11pm 0.0ft 0

Friday 18 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.0ft 6
5am 3.0ft 6
8am 1.3ft 7
11am 2.9ft 4
2pm 3.5ft 5
5pm 4.1ft 5
8pm 4.5ft 6
11pm 4.4ft 6

Saturday 19 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.2ft 5
5am 4.1ft 5
8am 4.1ft 5
11am 4.4ft 5
2pm 4.4ft 6
5pm 4.0ft 5
8pm 3.3ft 5
11pm 2.7ft 7

Sunday 20 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.6ft 4
5am 2.3ft 5
8am 1.9ft 6
11am 1.6ft 6
2pm 1.3ft 6
5pm 1.2ft 6
8pm 1.1ft 7
11pm 1.0ft 7

Monday 21 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.9ft 7
5am 0.9ft 7
8am 0.8ft 7
11am 0.8ft 7
2pm 0.8ft 7
5pm 0.8ft 7
8pm 0.7ft 7
11pm 0.7ft 7

Tuesday 22 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 7
5am 0.7ft 7
8am 0.7ft 6
11am 0.7ft 6
2pm 0.7ft 6
5pm 0.4ft 10
8pm 0.4ft 10
11pm 0.5ft 10

Friday 18 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.1ft 6
5am 3.2ft 6
8am 3.1ft 5
11am 3.0ft 5
2pm 3.6ft 5
5pm 4.3ft 6
8pm 4.7ft 6
11pm 4.5ft 6

Saturday 19 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.3ft 5
5am 4.3ft 5
8am 4.2ft 5
11am 4.5ft 5
2pm 4.4ft 6
5pm 4.0ft 5
8pm 3.3ft 5
11pm 2.8ft 7

Sunday 20 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.7ft 5
5am 2.4ft 5
8am 2.0ft 6
11am 1.6ft 6
2pm 1.4ft 6
5pm 1.2ft 6
8pm 1.1ft 7
11pm 1.0ft 7

Monday 21 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.0ft 7
5am 0.9ft 7
8am 0.9ft 7
11am 0.8ft 7
2pm 0.8ft 7
5pm 0.8ft 7
8pm 0.8ft 7
11pm 0.7ft 7

Tuesday 22 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 7
5am 0.7ft 7
8am 0.7ft 7
11am 0.7ft 6
2pm 0.4ft 10
5pm 0.5ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 10
11pm 0.5ft 10

Friday 18 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.7ft 5
5am 3.8ft 5
8am 3.5ft 5
11am 3.0ft 4
2pm 3.4ft 5
5pm 3.9ft 5
8pm 4.0ft 6
11pm 3.9ft 5

Saturday 19 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.8ft 5
5am 3.8ft 5
8am 3.7ft 5
11am 3.9ft 5
2pm 4.0ft 5
5pm 3.8ft 5
8pm 3.2ft 5
11pm 2.7ft 4

Sunday 20 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.0ft 4
5am 2.6ft 4
8am 0.4ft 10
11am 0.4ft 10
2pm 0.3ft 10
5pm 0.4ft 9
8pm 0.4ft 9
11pm 0.3ft 9

Monday 21 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 6
5am 0.8ft 7
8am 0.7ft 7
11am 0.7ft 7
2pm 0.7ft 7
5pm 0.6ft 7
8pm 0.6ft 7
11pm 0.6ft 7

Tuesday 22 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.6ft 7
5am 0.6ft 6
8am 0.3ft 10
11am 0.4ft 10
2pm 0.4ft 10
5pm 0.5ft 10
8pm 0.5ft 10
11pm 0.6ft 10