Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Feb 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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
2
WSW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)12121167888991818181777777714141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5084834582207217916205384023712605284531582893421540640696666452331125311871611
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.85
10:36AM
2.33
2:30PM
1.72
11:03PM
2.20
2:57AM
1.86
11:15AM
2.25
3:11PM
1.75
11:41PM
2.11
3:36AM
1.88
11:52AM
2.09
3:51PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.70
5:11AM
0.54
1:26PM
1.65
5:31PM
0.33
1:32AM
1.71
5:52AM
0.56
2:00PM
1.66
6:12PM
0.44
2:07AM
1.73
6:36AM
0.66
2:33PM
1.68
6:57PM
0.62
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:11-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:32-------5:35---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--------1--1-------
Temp. °C77910111199991011111111111111111212111010
Feels °C (?)234234335446565545767665
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