
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.15m | 2:07AM1.73m | 10:56AM2.01m | 2:46PM1.86m | 11:00PM2.20m | 2:47AM1.72m | 11:33AM2.05m | 3:22PM1.87m | 11:39PM2.19m | 3:26AM1.73m | 12:11PM2.04m | 3:58PM1.89m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM1.71m | 5:28AM0.59m | 1:15PM1.73m | 5:43PM0.85m | 1:57AM1.70m | 6:00AM0.52m | 1:52PM1.73m | 6:17PM0.79m | 2:29AM1.69m | 6:35AM0.49m | 2:27PM1.74m | 6:54PM0.77m | ||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | NE 4 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | W 11 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | NE 5 | W 10 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 356 | 196 | 279 | 819 | 885 | 355 | 356 | 356 | 196 | 186 | 259 | 259 | 279 | 279 | 257 | 262 | 257 | 257 | 279 | 257 | 279 | 257 | 189 |
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