Bournemouth - Pier (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Pier (Beach)

    Today (17 February 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
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    Overcast
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    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
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    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    22
    25
    25
    27
    27
    26
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    27
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    25
    26
    25
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    19
    17
    19
    19
    17
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    92%
    95%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    22
    26
    30
    31
    26
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    10
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    30
    31
    31
    29
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    14
    14
    10
    5
    6
    6
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (22 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    14
    13
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    89%
    94%
    96%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (23 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    87%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 17 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 19 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 20 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 21 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 22 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 23 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A damp day in Devon and Cornwall, drier further east.

    Today:

    Generally cloudy with brief brighter intervals possible. Perhaps more generally damp and murky in Cornwall and parts of Devon with drizzle, mist and hill fog. Feeling chilly in most areas but breezier and a bit milder in the west. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry evening with clear periods to begin with. Probably turning cloudier overnight but a patchy slight grass frost is still possible where skies remain clear. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Dry and bright with variable amounts of cloud and occasional periods of hazy sunshine. Brisk easterly winds developing, especially in the west with gusty winds over higher ground. Milder. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Showery rain spreading east on Wednesday and feeling a bit milder. Much milder to end the week but unsettled and windy with periods of heavy rain and possible coastal gales.

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