Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)8101112151515151414141313121271212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)523753918836152015611262103482163946524916799116118583325325243227373297119
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
2.05
12:22AM
1.87
8:41AM
2.13
12:40PM
1.70
9:12PM
2.20
1:05AM
1.84
9:25AM
2.26
1:25PM
1.70
9:52PM
2.32
1:47AM
1.81
10:09AM
2.34
2:08PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.77
3:26AM
0.65
11:32AM
1.63
3:43PM
0.41
11:46PM
1.73
4:04AM
0.45
12:14PM
1.61
4:22PM
0.29
12:31AM
1.69
4:44AM
0.31
12:55PM
1.60
5:02PM
0.26
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:05-------8:06
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111111012121212121211101213131211109810131413
Feels °C (?)6666878999867889976569910
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