Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)7712124456211918171616161514141313131256
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15151413173898931571841591481301248757541034417172870207
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.83
6:28AM
1.75
7:46PM
1.87
5:32AM
1.74
7:50AM
1.74
9:01PM
1.91
6:01AM
1.80
9:12AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
1.31
10:46AM
1.10
11:43PM
1.28
6:43AM
1.73
12:15PM
0.99
12:52AM
1.14
8:18AM
1.71
1:11PM
0.82
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:56-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------6:30-------6:31-------6:34
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C877810910108755688766666899
Feels °C (?)4434544640-1-1-1-1-1000112222
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