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DORSET — SWANAGE · LIMESTONE

Winspit Quarry climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind22 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity70%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity70%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 17° dry 22 — 70%
19:00 17° dry 23 — 70.8%
20:00 17° dry 24 — 70.6%
21:00 17° dry 25 — 70.7%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 31 — 91.8%
07:00 18° dry 31 — 93.7%
08:00 18° dry 31 — 92.9%
09:00 19° dry 32 — 92.2%
10:00 20° dry 29 — 93%
11:00 20° dry 29 — 93.5%
12:00 21° dry 27 — 92.3%
13:00 21° dry 24 — 91.2%
14:00 22° dry 26 — 90.1%
15:00 22° dry 32 — 88.7%
16:00 22° dry 33 — 87.4%
17:00 21° dry 37 — 85.6%
18:00 21° dry 37 — 84.9%
19:00 21° dry 37 — 84.8%
20:00 21° dry 37 — 84.5%
21:00 21° dry 36 — 84.6%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain9mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 19° dry 28 — 92.1%
07:00 19° dry 31 — 89.9%
08:00 19° dry 31 — 87.9%
09:00 19° dry 28 — 86.2%
10:00 20° dry 29 — 85.5%
11:00 20° dry 31 — 80.2%
12:00 20° dry 30 — 83.6%
13:00 20° dry 28 — 84.1%
14:00 20° 0.1mm 26 — 83.7%
15:00 19° dry 25 — 82.7%
16:00 19° dry 23 — 84%
17:00 19° dry 22 — 84.8%
18:00 19° dry 23 — 83.4%
19:00 18° dry 24 — 78.1%
20:00 19° dry 23 — 74.1%
21:00 18° 0.2mm 28 — 75.8%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain2mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 30 — 84.9%
12:00 18° dry 26 — 68.4%
18:00 17° dry 25 — 67.9%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 18 — 74%
12:00 19° dry 20 — 72.1%
18:00 17° dry 9 — 69.8%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 8 — 89.8%
12:00 20° dry 11 — 85.4%
18:00 17° dry 13 — 91.7%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 13 — 91.1%
12:00 19° dry 9 — 77.8%
18:00 17° dry 5 — 82.4%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 7 — 99.8%
12:00 18° dry 3 — 92.3%
18:00 16° dry 5 — 91.4%

About Winspit Quarry

Spitfire (7a), Winspit Wall (6b+), Merlin (6c), Top Gun (7b)","Winspit Quarry is a famous, disused coastal limestone quarry near Worth Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck. The rock character features cavernous, quarried limestone walls with huge overhanging roofs, sharp pocketed face climbs, and technical vertical slabs. Facing south into a sheltered valley mouth, the quarry functions as a warm sun trap and dries fast after rain, though inner cave roofs can seep. The climbing is dominated by popular sport routes, ranging from technical 6a face climbs up to hard, pumpy 8a roof testpieces like Spitfire. The approach requires a pleasant fifteen-minute walk down a gravel track from the Worth Matravers village car park. Non-tidal access allows flexible climbing, though occasional rockfalls in undeveloped caves warrant caution.

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

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