Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)1010104445555614146661514111413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1919914152428283866101207121139207228977733
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:33AM
2.02
4:34AM
1.77
1:08PM
1.86
5:09PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
7:19PM
0.75
3:12AM
1.68
7:48AM
0.69
3:18PM
1.69
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset-------8:08-------8:10-------8:13
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1210989111110108659111111888810121212
Feels °C (?)855445665310244300112345
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