Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.4° 

Bournemouth Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
5
0.6
WSW
12
1.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
123
145
248
220
208
250
663
225
178
175
111
79
75
75
58
57
56
56
56
35
34
25
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:58AM1.90m
11:34AM2.03m
4:08PM1.89m
11:49PM1.91m
4:30AM1.94m
11:31AM1.93m
4:39PM1.90m
00:01AM1.78m
5:06AM1.97m
11:40AM1.86m
5:13PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:15AM1.73m
6:53AM1.04m
2:24PM1.74m
7:13PM1.02m
2:23AM1.71m
7:27AM1.25m
2:33PM1.70m
7:47PM1.16m
2:29AM1.64m
8:00AM1.43m
2:47PM1.64m
8:24PM1.29m
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Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
12
12
14
15
14
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
11
10
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
14
15
13
14
13
7
6
8
8
8
6
5
4
5
3
6
7
4
4
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