Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
1.4
E
6
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
123
116
114
114
114
112
110
108
110
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
38
35
24
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
0
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.91m
4:51AM1.66m
7:37AM1.72m
8:31PM1.96m
5:29AM1.66m
8:47AM1.72m
9:35PM1.97m
6:06AM1.70m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.99m
10:49PM1.29m
5:36AM1.65m
11:23AM1.02m
00:17AM1.26m
6:51AM1.64m
12:41PM0.96m
1:24AM1.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:15
8:16
8:19
8:21
Temp °C
9
13
14
13
12
10
8
8
10
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
3
7
9
9
8
6
4
4
7
10
12
10
12
10
9
8
6
7
9
11
11
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
134
123
116
114
114
114
112
110
108
110
106
80
79
77
71
41
40
39
38
35
24
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
125
121
71
53
43
40
31
22
13
6
5
2
6
7
4
4
4
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
241
250
148
119
0
0
0
0
19
19
119
33
0
0
0
29
172
149
172
172
162
162
162
169
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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