Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 5AM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (21 Feb)7ft (2.2m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1
SW
1.7
WSW
1
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)8871918181817177778814141415161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66644128627822751229227822746252942158367747835912891187103111181178133948913734891467
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
2.20
2:57AM
1.86
11:15AM
2.25
3:11PM
1.75
11:41PM
2.11
3:36AM
1.88
11:52AM
2.09
3:51PM
1.77
12:18AM
1.97
4:16AM
1.88
12:25PM
1.90
4:34PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
1.71
5:52AM
0.56
2:00PM
1.66
6:12PM
0.44
2:07AM
1.73
6:36AM
0.66
2:33PM
1.68
6:57PM
0.62
2:38AM
1.74
7:24AM
0.81
3:01PM
1.68
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:09-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset------5:32-------5:35-------5:37-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---1------------
Temp. °C101099911111111111111111212111099910111111
Feels °C (?)444436565645677754434566
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