Bournemouth Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.71° N 1.88° W

Bournemouth Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is
21.0° C
5.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bournemouth Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
N
15
N
10
NE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18PM1.71m
6:41PM1.96m
1:56AM1.69m
6:57AM1.72m
2:48PM1.64m
7:23PM1.91m
2:38AM1.59m
7:43AM1.69m
3:46PM1.60m
8:05PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.84m
4:09PM1.63m
9:53PM1.14m
4:42AM1.52m
10:13AM1.05m
4:22PM1.61m
10:55PM1.27m
5:02AM1.49m
11:18AM1.23m
4:32PM1.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
23
23
22
19
17
15
20
21
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
20
19
19
19
18
15
13
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
16
18
17
17
17
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