Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bournemouth Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | 86 | 53 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.69m | 6:34PM1.88m | 1:35AM1.61m | 6:56AM1.77m | 2:03PM1.62m | 7:12PM1.85m | 2:38AM1.49m | 7:45AM1.75m | 7:52PM1.82m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM1.58m | 9:55PM1.31m | 4:07AM1.49m | 10:10AM1.39m | 4:07PM1.55m | 11:32PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.50m | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | SW 10 | — |
— | — | — | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
83 | 86 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 332 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 155 | 162 | 259 | 332 | 186 | 196 | 119 | 123 | 167 | 119 | 235 | 257 | 119 | 252 |
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