Water temperature in Durdle Door in August

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Is it warm enough to swim in Durdle Door in August? Average water temperature in Durdle Door in August is 17.6°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Durdle Door in August is 19.4°C, and the coldest is 15.9°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Durdle Door

Changes water temperature in Durdle Door in August 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Durdle Door for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Durdle Door, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of August.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 August	18.5°C	18.2°C	15.9°C	18.5°C
2 August	18.7°C	18.3°C	16.2°C	18.7°C
3 August	18.3°C	18.1°C	16.4°C	18.7°C
4 August	18.4°C	18.5°C	16.3°C	18.8°C
5 August	18.3°C	18.2°C	16.4°C	18.9°C
6 August	18.2°C	18.3°C	16.5°C	18.8°C
7 August	18.1°C	18.2°C	16.3°C	18.9°C
8 August	18.2°C	18.2°C	16.4°C	19.2°C
9 August	18.5°C	18.3°C	16.5°C	18.9°C
10 August	18.6°C	17.8°C	16.5°C	19°C
11 August	18.6°C	18.6°C	16.6°C	19.1°C
12 August	18.7°C	18.5°C	16.5°C	19.2°C
13 August	18.7°C	18.5°C	16.6°C	19°C
14 August	19°C	18.5°C	16.8°C	19.2°C
15 August	18.7°C	18.5°C	16.8°C	19°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 August	18.8°C	18.6°C	16.7°C	19.4°C
17 August	18.6°C	18.6°C	16.7°C	18.9°C
18 August	18.6°C	18.4°C	16.7°C	19°C
19 August	18.5°C	18.3°C	16.8°C	19.2°C
20 August	18.9°C	18.5°C	16.8°C	19.2°C
21 August	18.9°C	18.5°C	16.9°C	19.4°C
22 August	18.9°C	18.3°C	17°C	19.2°C
23 August	18.8°C	18.4°C	17°C	19°C
24 August	18.9°C	18.2°C	16.9°C	18.9°C
25 August	19°C	17.9°C	16.8°C	19.1°C
26 August	19.4°C	18°C	16.9°C	19.4°C
27 August	18.8°C	18.6°C	17°C	19.1°C
28 August	18.9°C	18.2°C	17°C	19.4°C
29 August	18.9°C	18.2°C	17°C	19.1°C
30 August	18.8°C	18.1°C	17.1°C	19.3°C
31 August	18.7°C	18.1°C	17°C	19.1°C

Average water temperature in Durdle Door in August over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
17.6°C	17.5°C	18.4°C	17.9°C	18.1°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
17.4°C	19°C	17.6°C	18.3°C	18.4°C

Durdle Door sea state in August

Chart comparing the height of waves in Durdle Door in August over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in August. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Lulworth Cove	17.6°C	15.9°C	19.6°C
Ringstead Bay	17.5°C	15.8°C	19.3°C
Worbarrow Beach	17.7°C	16°C	19.8°C
Osmington Mills	17.5°C	15.8°C	19.3°C
Bowleaze Cove	17.5°C	15.8°C	19.3°C
Kimmeridge	17.7°C	15.9°C	19.8°C
Portland Harbour	17.5°C	15.8°C	19.3°C
Chesil Beach	17.4°C	15.8°C	19.2°C
Poole	18.1°C	16.5°C	20.2°C
Swanage	17.9°C	16.3°C	20.2°C

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