Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1.4
E
6
0.7
SW
12
1.3
E
6
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
171
184
59
58
134
132
123
116
114
114
114
114
110
108
110
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM1.68m
6:09PM1.87m
3:08AM1.68m
6:23AM1.73m
7:21PM1.91m
4:51AM1.66m
7:37AM1.72m
8:31PM1.96m
5:29AM1.66m
8:47AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:24PM1.68m
9:27PM1.20m
4:28AM1.67m
10:04AM0.99m
10:49PM1.29m
5:36AM1.65m
11:23AM1.02m
00:17AM1.26m
6:51AM1.64m
12:41PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:14
8:15
8:16
8:19
Temp °C
15
14
10
9
7
7
10
13
13
13
12
11
9
8
10
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
8
8
4
3
2
2
4
7
7
8
8
6
5
4
7
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
73
64
77
59
58
108
132
123
116
114
114
114
114
110
108
110
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
5
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
139
171
184
219
194
134
121
101
82
55
53
48
40
29
15
9
7
2
1
1
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
299
299
318
169
155
21
241
250
157
155
0
119
0
0
21
19
19
119
0
0
0
29
119
149
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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