Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
9
8
6
6
8
6
3
3
3
3
3
7
15
14
48
75
86
110
81
79
46
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
0
W
0
S
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:57AM1.87m
7:46PM1.83m
10:24AM1.90m
8:07PM1.84m
11:15AM1.96m
7:42PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:25AM1.40m
1:58PM1.53m
1:58AM1.27m
2:20PM1.42m
2:26AM1.12m
2:45PM1.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:04
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
19
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
21
19
15
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
18
21
19
20
19
18
18
18
20
19
20
19
20
19
18
17
19
14
11
7
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