Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
29
27
67
83
50
32
22
21
16
31
35
31
32
21
33
38
38
25
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
25
NW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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