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DORSET — SWANAGE · LIMESTONE · tidal bird ban

Blacker's Hole weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind49 km/h
Gusts74 km/h
Humidity63.9%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain16h ago

Assessment

1.3mm rain forecast
Tidal access: Abseil-in, tidal base. Time carefully — rising tide can cut off access.

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain1mm
Wind49 km/h
Gusts74 km/h
Humidity64%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 — dry — — null%
19:00 13° dry 49 — 63.9%
20:00 13° dry 47 — 67.5%
21:00 13° dry 47 — 68%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain18mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
17.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 48 — 80.9%
07:00 12° dry 43 — 79%
08:00 13° dry 41 — 76.2%
09:00 13° dry 40 — 72.3%
10:00 14° dry 39 — 68.6%
11:00 14° dry 35 — 65.7%
12:00 14° dry 32 — 64.5%
13:00 14° dry 29 — 65.8%
14:00 15° dry 25 — 66.2%
15:00 15° dry 24 — 63%
16:00 15° dry 23 — 63.6%
17:00 15° 0.1mm 25 — 67%
18:00 15° 0.6mm 32 — 70.9%
19:00 14° 1mm 36 — 84.2%
20:00 14° 1mm 39 — 83.7%
21:00 15° 2mm 46 — 84.1%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain22mm
Wind61 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
21.5mm rain forecastWind 61 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 4mm 44 — 80.4%
07:00 14° 4mm 27 — 78.7%
08:00 13° 3mm 25 — 88.2%
09:00 12° 0.3mm 46 — 93.3%
10:00 12° dry 41 — 92.5%
11:00 13° dry 54 — 89.2%
12:00 13° 0.1mm 69 — 79%
13:00 12° 0.1mm 74 — 77.1%
14:00 12° dry 66 — 75.9%
15:00 12° dry 63 — 67.8%
16:00 12° dry 62 — 64.1%
17:00 12° dry 59 — 63.2%
18:00 11° dry 56 — 63.9%
19:00 11° dry 53 — 64.7%
20:00 11° dry 50 — 64.4%
21:00 11° dry 45 — 64.6%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain4mm
Wind51 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
4mm rain forecastWind 51 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 39 — 71.2%
07:00 13° 0.8mm 39 — 70.1%
13:00 14° 3mm 51 — 77.2%
19:00 16° 0.4mm 61 — 90%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Caution
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind37 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dryWindy — 37 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 44 — 66.1%
12:00 14° dry 37 — 62.4%
18:00 13° dry 31 — 68.7%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
1.8mm rain forecastWindy — 43 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 1mm 42 — 74.9%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 43 — 90.9%
18:00 16° 0.1mm 37 — 92.1%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.5mm rain forecastWindy — 43 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 45 — 88.1%
12:00 15° dry 43 — 67.8%
18:00 15° dry 36 — 67.2%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 34 — 76.8%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 27 — 82.7%
18:00 15° dry 21 — 87.9%
Tidal access
Abseil-in, tidal base. Time carefully — rising tide can cut off access.
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Routes west of Frontiersman, including the sea caves (kittiwake colony) — check BMC RAD

About Blacker's Hole

Impressive steep sport/trad cave. Damp in the back of features after rain but main walls dry fast in SW wind.

Region
Dorset — Swanage
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
20m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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