
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.71m | 6:41PM1.96m | 1:56AM1.69m | 6:57AM1.72m | 2:48PM1.64m | 7:23PM1.91m | 2:38AM1.59m | 7:43AM1.69m | 3:46PM1.60m | 8:05PM1.85m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.84m | 4:09PM1.63m | 9:53PM1.14m | 4:42AM1.52m | 10:13AM1.05m | 4:22PM1.61m | 10:55PM1.27m | 5:02AM1.49m | 11:18AM1.23m | 4:32PM1.60m | |||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 813 | 813 | 812 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 445 | 424 | 825 | 632 | 223 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 223 | 279 | 279 | 825 | 330 |
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