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

Partly cloudy.
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

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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Pier (Beach)

Today (31 January 2026)
Time
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
6°
5°
Wind direction and speed
SW
8
SW
7
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
Wind gust (mph)
16
15
15
13
13
Visibility
VG
VG
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
93%
93%
95%
UV - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
8
7
7
6
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
15
15
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (1 February 2026)
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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
10%
40%
80%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
7°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
6
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
6
SSE
7
SSE
6
SE
6
SE
6
NW
6
WNW
7
NW
8
NW
9
WNW
9
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
NW
6
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
14
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
15
17
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
17
15
13
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
94%
95%
95%
95%
95%
96%
96%
94%
95%
94%
92%
92%
90%
89%
89%
87%
86%
86%
87%
88%
87%
87%
87%
89%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (2 February 2026)
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 Partly cloudy night 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 intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
50%
50%
60%
70%
70%
70%
70%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
1°
1°
2°
3°
4°
5°
5°
6°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
4
NNW
4
N
4
NNE
4
NE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
6
E
8
E
10
E
11
E
13
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
14
Wind gust (mph)
12
11
10
10
11
12
15
16
17
20
21
23
26
27
29
30
32
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
90%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
93%
90%
83%
77%
72%
71%
72%
75%
78%
83%
86%
89%
91%
91%
92%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
10
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
14
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (3 February 2026)
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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
13
E
13
E
12
E
12
E
11
E
11
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
9
ENE
9
ENE
9
ENE
9
NE
8
NE
8
NE
7
ENE
7
ESE
7
ESE
7
S
7
ESE
6
SSE
6
S
6
Wind gust (mph)
29
29
27
27
27
27
25
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
16
18
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
G
Humidity
90%
90%
90%
90%
91%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
90%
90%
90%
91%
92%
93%
92%
92%
93%
92%
93%
92%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
11
11
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (4 February 2026)
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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
7
SSE
8
SSE
9
SE
9
SE
8
SE
8
SE
9
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
11
SE
12
ESE
13
ESE
13
ESE
13
ESE
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
13
Wind gust (mph)
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
22
22
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
27
27
26
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
91%
90%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
88%
86%
86%
84%
85%
83%
82%
83%
84%
84%
84%
86%
87%
88%
88%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
10
10
9
9
9
14
14
14
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (5 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Light rain
Chance of precipitation
40%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
9°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
8°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
12
E
12
E
11
E
12
E
12
E
11
E
10
ESE
10
Wind gust (mph)
26
23
22
24
23
20
19
19
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
89%
90%
91%
92%
91%
91%
92%
93%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
4
4
4
5
5
5
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (6 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
9°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
9
ESE
10
ESE
8
SE
8
S
10
SSW
9
S
9
SSE
9
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
15
19
19
18
17
16
Visibility (description)
G
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
94%
95%
94%
92%
86%
83%
89%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Saturday 31 January

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 31 January

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 31 January

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 31 January

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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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Forecast for 7pm Saturday
Updated 17:00 (UTC) on Sat 31 Jan 2026
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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Remaining unsettled into February.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mixture of clear spells and showers during Saturday evening. Cloud building from the west with longer spells of rain pushing across Cornwall overnight, with a stronger breeze picking up around coasts. Staying frost free. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

Rain across Cornwall moving into the Channel but with another band closely behind moving more broadly across the region. Sunnier spells emerging in the west after the rain clears away. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Low pressure remains in charge for the first week of February. Further spells of rain and showers likely, which could lead to some isolated flooding in places.

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