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DORSET — PORTLAND · LIMESTONE · tidal

Wallsend Cove weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind57 km/h
Gusts85 km/h
Humidity74.6%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain8h ago

Assessment

3.8mm rain forecast
Wind 57 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4mm
Wind57 km/h
Gusts85 km/h
Humidity67%
3.8mm rain forecastWind 57 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
11:00 13° dry 57 — 74.6%
12:00 13° dry 57 — 71.7%
13:00 12° 0.2mm 57 — 69.8%
14:00 13° 0.3mm 55 — 67.5%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 59 — 60.4%
16:00 13° 0.3mm 57 — 57%
17:00 13° 0.2mm 55 — 64.3%
18:00 14° 0.3mm 54 — 56.5%
19:00 13° 0.5mm 52 — 64%
20:00 14° 0.2mm 49 — 59.5%
21:00 14° dry 49 — 64.4%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain17mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
17.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 44 — 72%
07:00 14° dry 41 — 69.9%
08:00 14° dry 39 — 68.9%
09:00 14° dry 37 — 67.8%
10:00 14° dry 35 — 66.8%
11:00 14° dry 32 — 65.1%
12:00 14° dry 28 — 67.1%
13:00 14° dry 24 — 68.2%
14:00 15° dry 24 — 64.1%
15:00 15° dry 23 — 64.4%
16:00 15° 0.1mm 22 — 67.4%
17:00 15° 0.8mm 28 — 68%
18:00 14° 1mm 35 — 83.6%
19:00 14° 0.9mm 35 — 85.9%
20:00 15° 2mm 42 — 74.5%
21:00 15° 2mm 44 — 83.4%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain18mm
Wind69 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
17.6mm rain forecastWind 69 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 15° 1mm 57 — 81.4%
07:00 15° 0.5mm 42 — 84.1%
08:00 15° 0.8mm 19 — 82.3%
09:00 13° 0.7mm 39 — 90.9%
10:00 13° 1mm 59 — 89.6%
11:00 13° dry 70 — 87.6%
12:00 13° dry 75 — 80.9%
13:00 12° dry 77 — 78.1%
14:00 13° dry 72 — 74.7%
15:00 13° dry 64 — 69.2%
16:00 13° dry 65 — 66%
17:00 13° dry 62 — 62.1%
18:00 13° dry 59 — 60.7%
19:00 13° dry 55 — 59.1%
20:00 13° dry 51 — 60%
21:00 13° dry 51 — 60.2%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain4mm
Wind55 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
3.9mm rain forecastWind 55 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
07:00 14° 0.9mm 35 — 62.9%
13:00 15° 2mm 55 — 77.4%
19:00 17° 0.5mm 59 — 89.5%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Caution
Temp14°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind49 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dryWindy — 49 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 14° dry 54 — 70.2%
12:00 14° dry 49 — 64.5%
18:00 14° dry 41 — 67.4%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind44 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
0.6mm rain forecastWindy — 44 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 14° 0.5mm 37 — 67.9%
12:00 16° dry 44 — 89.3%
18:00 16° dry 50 — 90.8%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 42 — 65.3%
12:00 13° dry 24 — 64.2%
18:00 14° dry 19 — 57.9%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 30 — 91.2%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 26 — 93%
18:00 15° dry 12 — 91%
Tidal access
Abseil to non-tidal ledge at most states. Check sea state in swell.

About Wallsend Cove

Steep sport and DWS. Sun-baked, rapid dry.

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

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