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Bournemouth surf forecast

Sheltered beach peaks either side of Boscombe Pier. Needs a solid south-westerly swell wrapping past Purbeck; best in northerly winds.

Updated Mon 5 Oct, 03:34 · next update Mon 5 Oct, 07:00 (UK time)

Today · Monday 5 October

Flat

Poor

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Light cross-offshore westerly winds.

Primary swell

No swell data

Wind

4mph gust 6mph

Cross-offshore · from WNW

Tide
  • High 08:07 (2.0m)
  • Low 11:58 (1.4m)
  • High 20:17 (1.9m)
Best surf window

No clear window

Air temperature

19°C / low 11°C

Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 18:39

Sea temperature

19°C

Shortie or 3/2mm

Who's it for?

Beginner
Not suitable

Flat

Intermediate
Not suitable

Flat

Advanced
Not suitable

Flat

7-day forecast

  1. Today · 5 OctFlat
  2. Tue · 6 OctFlat
  3. Wed · 7 OctFlat
  4. Thu · 8 OctFlat
  5. Fri · 9 Oct1-2ft
  6. Sat · 10 Oct0-1ft
  7. Sun · 11 OctFlat

Day by day

Hourly conditions through daylight hours. Bars are coloured by surf quality.

TodayMonday 5 OctoberFlat

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Light cross-offshore westerly winds.

  • Beginner: Not suitable
  • Intermediate: Not suitable
  • Advanced: Not suitable

Tide

High 08:07 · 2.0mLow 11:58 · 1.4mHigh 20:17 · 1.9m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

High tide at 08:07 (2.0m), Low tide at 11:58 (1.4m), High tide at 20:17 (1.9m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Monday 5 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7amFlat–3mphCross-shore–11°C
8amFlat–4mphCross-shore–11°C
9amFlat–4mphCross-offshorehigh · falling11°C
10amFlat–4mphCross-shoremid · falling13°C
11amFlat–4mphCross-shorelow · falling15°C
12pmFlat–5mphOnshorelow · rising17°C
1pmFlat–7mphOnshorelow · rising18°C
2pmFlat–8mphOnshorelow · rising19°C
3pmFlat–9mphOnshorelow · rising19°C
4pmFlat–9mphOnshoremid · rising19°C
5pmFlat–8mphOnshoremid · rising19°C
6pmFlat–8mphOnshorehigh · rising19°C
TuesdayTuesday 6 OctoberFlat

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Light cross-offshore north-easterly winds.

  • Beginner: Not suitable
  • Intermediate: Not suitable
  • Advanced: Not suitable

Tide

Low 00:32 · 1.1mHigh 09:17 · 2.0mLow 13:12 · 1.3mHigh 19:11 · 1.9m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 00:32 (1.1m), High tide at 09:17 (2.0m), Low tide at 13:12 (1.3m), High tide at 19:11 (1.9m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Tuesday 6 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7amFlat–6mphCross-offshorehigh · rising11°C
8amFlat–6mphCross-offshorehigh · rising11°C
9amFlat–6mphCross-offshorehigh · rising12°C
10amFlat–5mphCross-shorehigh · falling13°C
11amFlat–4mphCross-shoremid · falling15°C
12pmFlat–4mphOnshorelow · falling16°C
1pmFlat–4mphOnshorelow · falling18°C
2pmFlat–6mphOnshorelow · rising19°C
3pmFlat–6mphOnshorelow · rising19°C
4pmFlat–6mphOnshoremid · rising18°C
5pmFlat–4mphOnshorehigh · rising18°C
6pmFlat–1mphOnshorehigh · rising18°C
WednesdayWednesday 7 OctoberFlat

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Light offshore north-westerly winds.

  • Beginner: Not suitable
  • Intermediate: Not suitable
  • Advanced: Not suitable

Tide

Low 01:37 · 0.9mHigh 08:01 · 1.9mLow 14:09 · 1.1mHigh 19:37 · 2.0m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 01:37 (0.9m), High tide at 08:01 (1.9m), Low tide at 14:09 (1.1m), High tide at 19:37 (2.0m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Wednesday 7 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7amFlat–6mphOffshorehigh · rising14°C
8amFlat–7mphOffshorehigh · rising14°C
9amFlat–11mphOffshorehigh · falling13°C
10amFlat–14mphOffshorehigh · falling13°C
11amFlat–16mphOffshoremid · falling13°C
12pmFlat–17mphOffshorelow · falling13°C
1pmFlat–17mphOffshorelow · falling13°C
2pmFlat–17mphOffshorelow · falling13°C
3pmFlat–18mphOffshorelow · rising14°C
4pm0-1ft–21mphOffshorelow · rising15°C
5pmFlat–20mphOffshoremid · rising15°C
6pm0-1ft–17mphOffshorehigh · rising14°C
ThursdayThursday 8 OctoberFlat

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Moderate offshore north-westerly winds.

  • Beginner: Not suitable
  • Intermediate: Not suitable
  • Advanced: Not suitable

Tide

Low 02:29 · 0.8mHigh 08:13 · 2.0mLow 14:55 · 0.9mHigh 20:17 · 2.1m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 02:29 (0.8m), High tide at 08:13 (2.0m), Low tide at 14:55 (0.9m), High tide at 20:17 (2.1m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Thursday 8 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7amFlat–11mphCross-offshorehigh · rising8°C
8amFlat–13mphCross-offshorehigh · rising9°C
9amFlat–13mphOffshorehigh · falling10°C
10amFlat–13mphOffshorehigh · falling11°C
11amFlat–14mphOffshoremid · falling12°C
12pmFlat–13mphOffshoremid · falling13°C
1pmFlat–12mphOffshorelow · falling14°C
2pmFlat–12mphCross-offshorelow · falling14°C
3pmFlat–11mphCross-offshorelow · rising15°C
4pmFlat–11mphCross-offshorelow · rising15°C
5pmFlat–14mphCross-offshorelow · rising14°C
6pmFlat–12mphCross-offshoremid · rising14°C
FridayFriday 9 October1-2ft

1-2ft bumpy surf.

Fresh cross-shore westerly winds.

No clear window — conditions stay poor through daylight hours.

  • Beginner: Good
  • Intermediate: Marginal
  • Advanced: Marginal

Tide

Low 03:14 · 0.6mHigh 08:46 · 2.2mLow 15:37 · 0.7mHigh 20:57 · 2.3m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 03:14 (0.6m), High tide at 08:46 (2.2m), Low tide at 15:37 (0.7m), High tide at 20:57 (2.3m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Friday 9 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7am0-1ft–20mphCross-shorehigh · rising16°C
8am0-1ft–19mphCross-shorehigh · rising16°C
9am0-1ft–19mphCross-shorehigh · falling17°C
10am0-1ft–20mphCross-shorehigh · falling17°C
11am1-2ft–20mphCross-shorehigh · falling17°C
12pm1-2ft–20mphCross-shoremid · falling18°C
1pm1-2ft–20mphCross-shorelow · falling18°C
2pm1-2ft–19mphCross-shorelow · falling18°C
3pm1-2ft–19mphCross-shorelow · falling18°C
4pm1-2ft–19mphCross-shorelow · rising18°C
5pm1-2ft–19mphCross-shorelow · rising18°C
6pm1-2ft–19mphCross-shoremid · rising17°C
SaturdaySaturday 10 October0-1ft

Tiny 0-1ft clean surf.

Light cross-offshore north-westerly winds.

No clear window — conditions stay poor through daylight hours.

  • Beginner: Marginal
  • Intermediate: Marginal
  • Advanced: Marginal

Tide

Low 03:54 · 0.5mHigh 09:22 · 2.3mLow 16:15 · 0.6mHigh 21:35 · 2.4m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 03:54 (0.5m), High tide at 09:22 (2.3m), Low tide at 16:15 (0.6m), High tide at 21:35 (2.4m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Saturday 10 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7am0-1ft–9mphCross-offshoremid · rising8°C
8am0-1ft–9mphCross-offshorehigh · rising9°C
9am0-1ft–10mphCross-offshorehigh · rising11°C
10am0-1ft–11mphCross-shorehigh · falling12°C
11am0-1ft–11mphCross-shorehigh · falling13°C
12pm0-1ft–12mphCross-shorehigh · falling14°C
1pm0-1ft–12mphCross-shoremid · falling15°C
2pm0-1ft–14mphCross-shorelow · falling15°C
3pm0-1ft–14mphCross-shorelow · falling15°C
4pmFlat–15mphCross-offshorelow · falling14°C
5pm0-1ft–14mphCross-offshorelow · rising14°C
SundaySunday 11 OctoberFlat

Flat or near-flat conditions.

Light cross-offshore north-westerly winds.

  • Beginner: Not suitable
  • Intermediate: Not suitable
  • Advanced: Not suitable

Tide

Low 04:32 · 0.5mHigh 09:56 · 2.3mLow 16:51 · 0.6mHigh 22:10 · 2.4m6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Modelled heights relative to mean sea level. Shaded area: best surf window. Not for navigation.

Low tide at 04:32 (0.5m), High tide at 09:56 (2.3m), Low tide at 16:51 (0.6m), High tide at 22:10 (2.4m)

Hour by hour

Hourly surf forecast for Bournemouth, Sunday 11 October
TimeSurfSwellWindTideWeather
7amFlat–9mphCross-offshoremid · rising11°C
8amFlat–8mphCross-offshorehigh · rising12°C
9amFlat–8mphCross-offshorehigh · rising13°C
10amFlat–8mphCross-offshorehigh · falling14°C
11amFlat–7mphCross-offshorehigh · falling15°C
12pmFlat–6mphCross-offshorehigh · falling16°C
1pmFlat–6mphCross-offshoremid · falling16°C
2pmFlat–6mphCross-offshoremid · falling16°C
3pmFlat–5mphCross-offshorelow · falling16°C
4pmFlat–5mphCross-shorelow · falling16°C
5pmFlat–5mphCross-shorelow · rising16°C

About Bournemouth

Break type
Beach
Faces
S (170°)
Best swell
SSW (works SSE–SW)
Best wind
N, NNW
Best tide
Low to Mid
Typical size
1–4ft
Suits
Beginner, Intermediate
Location
50.7190, -1.8430

Hazards

  • Groynes and pier pilings

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