
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 29 | 27 | 67 | 83 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM2.19m | 9:28AM2.10m | 1:05PM1.83m | 9:37PM2.32m | 1:16AM1.70m | 10:08AM2.22m | 1:58PM1.86m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.84m | 3:50AM0.48m | 11:54AM1.77m | 4:11PM0.65m | 00:37AM1.69m | 4:34AM0.29m | 12:37PM1.73m | 4:54PM0.50m | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | SW 10 |
2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 |
40 | 29 | 27 | 67 | 83 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 279 | 215 | 172 | 120 | 111 | 149 | 119 | 119 | 193 | 119 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 234 | 332 | 332 | 183 |
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