Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)881244555666671210121212131313131219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116619164251544345208668666777667
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
2.06
11:15AM
1.98
7:08PM
2.00
11:42PM
1.80
7:47AM
2.14
11:54AM
1.94
7:54PM
2.06
12:18AM
1.81
8:19AM
2.19
12:26PM
1.90
8:34PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.96
9:43AM
1.89
2:27PM
1.01
10:09PM
1.69
2:40AM
0.95
10:30AM
1.85
3:03PM
0.95
10:48PM
1.70
3:15AM
0.97
11:11AM
1.84
3:36PM
0.93
11:22PM
1.73
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset----4:16-------4:15-------4:15---
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-------1------------
Temp. °C557788776424432122256433
Feels °C (?)10212321-1-4-8-7-6-6-6-6-5-4-5-2-1-3-4-3
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