Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bournemouth Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 7PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)7717171616151412171618171615151514141717161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533714553465521143910137805943701302119412971923265338203538190055199296521172758214015321091
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
20
SW
20
S
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
2.14
3:23PM
1.77
12:11AM
2.00
3:57AM
1.94
12:10PM
2.03
4:05PM
1.78
12:51AM
1.92
4:37AM
1.95
12:25PM
1.90
4:47PM
1.77
1:36AM
1.82
5:19AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.84
2:24PM
1.73
6:36PM
0.59
2:20AM
1.81
7:01AM
0.89
2:57PM
1.73
7:23PM
0.70
2:49AM
1.82
7:51AM
0.98
3:28PM
1.73
8:15PM
0.86
2:52AM
1.81
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise7:54-------7:54-------7:52-------
Sunset--4:43-------4:44-------4:45-----
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21---------131--21-132--
Temp. °C888888878888888768866666
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-2-4-2-1-2-1-1-1-20330-14533333
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