Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
21.2° C
5.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
46
98
58
27
17
9
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
10
16
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
0
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.82m
8:24PM1.88m
00:07AM1.78m
9:28AM1.75m
1:02PM1.85m
8:55PM1.98m
00:49AM1.77m
9:46AM1.84m
1:37PM1.86m
9:38PM2.08m
Low Tide
3:42PM1.14m
11:30PM1.78m
4:01AM0.86m
10:54AM1.72m
4:14PM1.07m
00:11AM1.76m
4:31AM0.76m
11:50AM1.74m
4:43PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
23
22
19
17
17
17
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
25
25
25
25
18
Feels °C
16
18
19
19
19
17
18
18
20
19
22
22
23
22
20
20
24
21
21
22
16
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