Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 5AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 124 | 209 | 875 | 1140 | 1017 | 835 | 675 | 598 | 969 | 865 | 578 | 430 | 495 | 351 | 284 | 778 | 1190 | 564 | 1591 | 4572 | 4247 | 2496 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.98m | 7:24PM1.85m | 10:17AM2.00m | 7:07PM1.90m | 8:01AM1.99m | 11:14AM2.02m | 7:30PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM1.33m | 1:28PM1.50m | 1:33AM1.19m | 1:59PM1.33m | 2:10AM1.02m | 9:35AM1.95m | 2:33PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 495 | — | 149 | 352 | 398 | 564 | 1591 | 4572 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 10 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510 | 629 | 44 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 250 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 124 | 209 | 875 | 1140 | 1017 | 835 | 675 | 598 | 969 | 865 | 578 | 430 | 294 | 351 | 284 | 778 | 1190 | — | 80 | 434 | 4247 | 2496 | 583 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 136 | 329 | 171 | 429 | 402 | 429 | 477 | 51 | 225 | 225 | 12 | 201 | 120 | 246 | 454 | 506 | 146 | 0 | 408 | 360 | 745 | 820 | 670 |
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