Climbing Forecast › Dorset — Swanage › Blacker's Hole

DORSET — SWANAGE · LIMESTONE · tidal bird ban

Blacker's Hole climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp20°C
Wind16.7 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity78.01%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Bird ban active (some sectors only) — Significant seabird restrictions — large sections closed in breeding season. Check BMC RAD before planning.
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 Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity64%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 11 15 85.63%
09:00 19° 0mm 10 14 72.86%
12:00 21° 0mm 15 20 63.64%
15:00 22° 0mm 15 21 64.96%
18:00 21° 0mm 13 18 65.73%
21:00 19° 0mm 10 16 83.73%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 6 10 80.25%
09:00 20° 0mm 9 14 55.84%
12:00 23° 0mm 15 23 49.28%
15:00 24° 0mm 15 24 48.59%
18:00 23° 0mm 14 23 53.11%
21:00 21° 0mm 11 20 66.92%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 12 20 77.9%
09:00 19° 0mm 11 23 55.2%
12:00 22° 0mm 16 31 43.47%
15:00 24° 0mm 24 42 43.93%
18:00 23° 0mm 24 40 46.89%
21:00 21° 0mm 20 32 65.06%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Caution
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity51%
No recent rainWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 20 32 85.46%
09:00 19° 0mm 22 38 70.14%
12:00 21° 0mm 24 42 53.04%
15:00 22° 0mm 26 45 48.42%
18:00 22° 0mm 25 43 53.05%
21:00 20° 0mm 20 32 64.87%
Mon Monday 27 July
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity45%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 14 23 81.52%
09:00 18° 0mm 16 30 56.64%
12:00 21° 0mm 17 32 45.84%
15:00 23° 0mm 20 36 44.35%
18:00 22° 0mm 19 33 51.65%
21:00 20° 0mm 14 22 69.01%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 12 20 85.82%
09:00 19° 0mm 15 28 66.39%
12:00 21° 0mm 19 35 58.56%
15:00 22° 0mm 19 35 60.14%
18:00 22° 0mm 18 32 63.6%
21:00 20° 0mm 14 23 77.88%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity52%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 10 17 89.28%
09:00 19° 0mm 12 23 69.72%
12:00 22° 0mm 15 30 51.71%
15:00 23° 0mm 16 31 51.8%
18:00 23° 0mm 16 29 55.12%
21:00 21° 0mm 14 23 69.77%
Tidal access
Abseil-in, tidal base. Time carefully — rising tide can cut off access.
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Significant seabird restrictions — large sections closed in breeding season. Check BMC RAD before planning.
Impressive steep sport/trad cave. Damp in the back of features after rain but main walls dry fast in SW wind. Classics: Millennium Falcon (7b), Mother Carey's Chicken (E2).

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. Classics: Millennium Falcon (7b), Mother Carey's Chicken (E2).

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

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