Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.1
SW
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)124441144514131312121415131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14129555122177715158917182019181717716
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
2.38
1:31PM
1.71
9:57PM
2.33
1:55AM
1.81
10:13AM
2.38
2:12PM
1.73
10:36PM
2.29
2:34AM
1.81
10:53AM
2.27
2:53PM
1.76
11:14PM
2.18
3:13AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.60
4:27PM
0.22
12:34AM
1.66
4:47AM
0.34
12:59PM
1.61
5:06PM
0.27
1:13AM
1.66
5:28AM
0.39
1:35PM
1.63
5:49PM
0.42
1:49AM
1.68
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:11-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:21-------6:22----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C812131210877710111197657101211111087
Feels °C (?)381010743225885421381088732
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