Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 06 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 7PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Feb)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (06 Feb)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
WSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)17161615151414713147712121212121111111111106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12671482217521992457316736141208346829678468551795112573666146949720517633832689115
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
2.13
3:39PM
1.77
11:50PM
1.96
4:04AM
1.95
11:43AM
1.98
4:15PM
1.77
12:09AM
1.84
4:38AM
1.94
11:54AM
1.84
4:50PM
1.77
12:20AM
1.74
5:11AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
0.72
2:08PM
1.60
6:38PM
0.57
2:08AM
1.67
6:59AM
0.88
2:33PM
1.60
7:17PM
0.78
2:28AM
1.66
7:39AM
1.05
2:50PM
1.57
7:56PM
1.00
2:40AM
1.62
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise7:35-------7:33-------7:33-------
Sunset--5:07-------5:08-------5:09-----
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21---131111---11-11----
Temp. °C101011109991010101010109999111099998
Feels °C (?)855322122324555556556654
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