Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.2
WSW
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.1
SW
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.1
SW
0.6
E
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
E
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)455512441244451451312124141314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18314231141285551922715715158191718202018
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
2.27
1:15AM
1.83
9:32AM
2.38
1:31PM
1.71
9:57PM
2.33
1:55AM
1.81
10:13AM
2.38
2:12PM
1.73
10:36PM
2.29
2:34AM
1.81
10:53AM
2.27
2:53PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
1.68
4:08AM
0.40
12:22PM
1.60
4:27PM
0.22
12:34AM
1.66
4:47AM
0.34
12:59PM
1.61
5:06PM
0.27
1:13AM
1.66
5:28AM
0.39
1:35PM
1.63
5:49PM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:11-------6:09-------6:07---
Sunset-------6:19-------6:21-------6:22
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1211108811131210876710111197657101111
Feels °C (?)86633710106421157853203799
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