Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 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
11.1° 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 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1110101010101010101010104455556556612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1159794683939252519193191424283253871019311213416015
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
2.37
2:28AM
1.79
10:52AM
2.33
2:50PM
1.74
11:12PM
2.33
3:09AM
1.78
11:34AM
2.23
3:33PM
1.78
11:52PM
2.21
3:50AM
1.77
12:18PM
2.06
4:18PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
1.67
5:25AM
0.27
1:34PM
1.62
5:44PM
0.34
1:55AM
1.67
6:08AM
0.34
2:12PM
1.65
6:29PM
0.51
2:34AM
1.67
6:55AM
0.49
2:47PM
1.67
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:08-------8:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11109891213131210989101110107659111111
Feels °C (?)7654489108564446652102443
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