Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 5AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)445666676666512126788910121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16299118922325332936229518111298861981952147081164152613739811163816518
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
2.20
2:17AM
1.83
10:19AM
2.23
2:33PM
1.69
10:42PM
2.19
2:51AM
1.80
10:52AM
2.18
3:06PM
1.70
11:11PM
2.11
3:21AM
1.78
11:21AM
2.06
3:37PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
1.62
5:08AM
0.51
1:09PM
1.52
5:24PM
0.43
1:21AM
1.61
5:43AM
0.56
1:41PM
1.55
5:58PM
0.56
1:52AM
1.62
6:16AM
0.66
2:06PM
1.59
6:31PM
0.74
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:39-------6:37-------6:35----
Sunset-------7:42-------7:44-------7:45
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C88810111112111110101111111313111088810109
Feels °C (?)342465556578546520-11-1124
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