Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
19.8° C
4.4° 

Bournemouth Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
2
E
6
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
0.1
W
14
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
102
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
66
35
22
32
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM1.83m
11:08AM1.74m
8:22PM2.08m
8:50AM1.94m
12:08PM1.76m
9:06PM2.20m
9:37AM2.06m
1:09PM1.77m
9:51PM2.30m
Low Tide
10:09AM1.72m
2:33PM0.89m
3:07AM0.66m
11:14AM1.74m
3:30PM0.77m
3:59AM0.47m
12:09PM1.73m
4:22PM0.64m
4:48AM0.31m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
27
30
27
22
18
16
14
21
26
28
27
22
19
15
15
23
28
29
28
25
22
18
17
Feels °C
18
23
25
20
14
10
8
7
15
21
23
22
16
14
11
10
19
24
26
26
21
18
14
14
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