Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
12
13
29
68
150
196
231
164
166
139
105
82
115
171
148
128
209
303
351
191
111
59
41
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM2.16m
4:30AM1.83m
12:51PM2.05m
4:52PM1.92m
1:00AM1.99m
5:11AM1.85m
1:11PM1.91m
5:31PM1.91m
1:01AM1.81m
5:54AM1.85m
12:59PM1.79m
6:11PM1.89m
Low Tide
3:08AM1.71m
7:30AM0.63m
3:16PM1.76m
7:54PM0.79m
3:36AM1.72m
8:16AM0.85m
3:39PM1.76m
8:46PM0.96m
3:48AM1.71m
9:11AM1.09m
3:22PM1.74m
9:50PM1.12m
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6:20
6:22
6:24
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7:51
7:49
7:46
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Temp °C
17
17
16
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18
17
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18
17
18
18
20
21
21
20
18
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17
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18
15
Feels °C
15
16
14
14
13
12
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
15
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
12
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