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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Pier (Beach)

Today (2 September 2025)
Time
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
30%
20%
10%
20%
30%
20%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature
17°
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
16°
16°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed
SSE
14
SSW
13
SSW
14
SW
14
SW
14
SW
13
SW
13
SW
11
SW
11
WSW
11
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
25
26
27
27
26
23
22
22
23
24
23
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
85%
79%
78%
77%
78%
83%
85%
86%
86%
85%
UV 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (3 September 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
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
80%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
70%
70%
90%
90%
90%
70%
60%
40%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
20°
20°
20°
19°
19°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SW
11
SSW
14
SSW
17
SSW
20
SSW
21
SSW
22
SSW
23
SSW
22
SW
20
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
15
WSW
13
SW
12
SW
12
Wind gust (mph)
23
26
30
35
43
45
47
49
45
41
41
40
42
42
40
40
40
39
36
32
29
28
27
26
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
86%
90%
93%
93%
92%
91%
91%
90%
92%
91%
85%
83%
76%
71%
66%
67%
66%
67%
70%
74%
75%
75%
77%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
14
17
20
21
22
23
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
15
13
12
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
11
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (4 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
40%
90%
80%
50%
30%
60%
60%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
15°
14°
17°
19°
19°
17°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
13°
12°
15°
16°
16°
15°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SW
12
SW
13
WSW
10
WSW
12
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
10
W
7
Wind gust (mph)
27
30
30
25
28
31
29
21
16
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
Humidity
77%
78%
82%
83%
67%
58%
63%
68%
77%
UV - - - 1 4 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
12
13
10
12
13
13
11
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
5
8
10
11
13
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (5 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
12°
17°
19°
19°
18°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
12°
16°
17°
17°
17°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
6
W
6
W
5
W
7
SW
9
SW
10
SW
7
SSW
3
Wind gust (mph)
16
14
16
19
22
21
13
7
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
84%
85%
88%
67%
54%
56%
66%
81%
UV - - 1 4 6 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
6
5
7
9
10
7
3
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (6 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
14°
15°
15°
19°
20°
20°
19°
19°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
17°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
4
SE
5
SE
6
SE
10
SE
12
ESE
13
ESE
12
ESE
11
Wind gust (mph)
10
13
19
23
23
22
21
21
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
86%
86%
70%
64%
61%
66%
74%
UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
4
5
6
10
12
13
12
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (7 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
40%
40%
20%
Temperature (°C)
18°
18°
17°
19°
20°
19°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
17°
17°
16°
18°
18°
18°
17°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
10
SE
9
SSE
10
SSE
12
SE
13
S
13
S
12
SW
9
Wind gust (mph)
21
20
20
22
23
21
16
13
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
Humidity
77%
85%
88%
87%
80%
80%
85%
88%
UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
9
10
12
12
13
12
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
10
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (8 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
30%
50%
50%
30%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
15°
17°
18°
18°
17°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
13°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
9
SW
9
SW
10
SW
12
SW
15
SW
15
SW
13
SW
10
Wind gust (mph)
13
13
15
20
21
21
17
15
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
91%
90%
83%
74%
71%
75%
85%
UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 2 September

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 2 September

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 2 September

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 2 September

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 3 September

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 3 September

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 3 September

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 3 September

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 4 September

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 4 September

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 4 September

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 4 September

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 5 September

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 5 September

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 5 September

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 5 September

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 6 September

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 6 September

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 6 September

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 6 September

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 7 September

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 7 September

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 7 September

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 7 September

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 8 September

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 8 September

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 8 September

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 8 September

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:

Remaining unsettled with further scattered, blustery showers.

Today:

Widespread cloud and rain will spread eastwards through the morning, with heavy downpours at times. Turning brighter from the west into the afternoon, although occasional showers are still possible. Breezy, especially along the south coast. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Settled for many this evening with a few clear spells, before becoming overcast tonight as a band of rain moves in from the southwest. Some heavy downpours and becoming breezier. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

Widely wet and windy through the morning, with heavy, sometimes thundery spells at times. Brighter skies developing by the afternoon bringing a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Scattered, blustery showers for many on Thursday, but some brighter spells too. More settled from Friday; mainly dry with some sunshine, though still rather breezy at times.

Updated:

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