Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.8° 

Bournemouth Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bournemouth Pier today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 11AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
3
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
11
1
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
SW
5
2
SW
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
300
279
743
2418
4596
5572
4022
2730
2596
2226
890
678
350
871
212
485
160
282
617
740
908
982
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
SW
60
SSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM2.11m
12:00PM2.02m
8:16PM2.15m
00:20AM1.84m
8:50AM2.25m
12:44PM2.01m
9:02PM2.28m
1:05AM1.86m
9:29AM2.37m
1:25PM1.97m
9:46PM2.37m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.85m
10:31AM1.92m
3:08PM0.91m
11:05PM1.76m
3:23AM0.68m
11:20AM1.88m
3:45PM0.71m
11:47PM1.75m
4:02AM0.56m
12:06PM1.84m
4:23PM0.55m
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7:47
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4:55
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1
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4
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4
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3
2
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Temp °C
10
12
12
13
14
16
16
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
4
7
6
5
4
6
6
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
7
8
6
4
7
11
11
9
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