Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
18.5°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
W
11
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
708
815
574
305
182
140
110
94
74
74
62
45
35
19
163
14
15
18
35
91
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:38AM2.16m
12:28PM2.01m
8:44PM2.22m
00:49AM1.79m
9:16AM2.27m
1:14PM1.98m
9:25PM2.31m
1:34AM1.80m
9:52AM2.34m
1:56PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:58AM1.87m
3:32PM0.76m
11:32PM1.69m
3:49AM0.52m
11:45AM1.81m
4:11PM0.63m
00:12AM1.65m
4:28AM0.47m
12:27PM1.76m
4:49PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:18
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7:20
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7:22
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6:29
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6:27
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6:24
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 mm
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1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
13
10
9
8
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