Baffins retains a distinct, residential character defined by its proximity to the flat, saline expanses of the Hampshire coast. It lies 1.9 miles east-north-east of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 63°T, OS grid SU 668 014). The landscape here is softened by the presence of Baffins Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting, pewter-coloured clouds that roll in from the Solent. Swans glide across the surface with an ancient, deliberate grace, serving as the quiet sentinels of the neighbourhood’s central green space. Beyond the domestic rows of houses, the terrain opens into the salt-marsh fringes of Great Salterns Lake, where the tide dictates the slow, rhythmic pulse of the shoreline. This suburban stretch avoids the frantic pace of the neighbouring dockyards, favouring instead the hum of long-established gardens and the salt-tinged breeze. Residents often walk the perimeter of the local waters, observing how the light catches the reeds and turns the mudflats into fields of hammered bronze at dusk. Baffins possesses a modest, enduring clarity, grounded by the salt air and the steady, unspectacular beauty of the coastal horizon.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baffins, Hampshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Baffins includes coordinates 50.809115, -1.052597, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Baffins is available on the Baffins map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.