Bournemouth Pier surf break

Bournemouth Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121244566777771313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71616161616151414132662164405763637542644492225178175138113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
1.82
11:33AM
2.10
3:35PM
1.79
11:52PM
2.00
3:54AM
1.82
12:13PM
1.88
4:19PM
1.81
12:27AM
1.81
4:37AM
1.81
1:24PM
1.66
5:12PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
1.68
6:13AM
0.53
2:08PM
1.66
6:35PM
0.66
2:22AM
1.69
7:02AM
0.73
2:36PM
1.67
7:27PM
0.93
2:48AM
1.70
8:00AM
0.93
2:34PM
1.65
8:32PM
1.17
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--6:03-------6:01-------6:00-----
Sunset-----6:23-------6:25-------6:27--
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C978101110109991011111111875577654
Feels °C (?)645986755544322-1-2-6-6-4-3-3-3-3
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