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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Pier (Beach)

Today (16 December 2025)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
3°
Wind direction and speed
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
NNW
9
NNW
9
NNW
9
NNW
9
NNW
9
NNW
9
NNW
7
NNW
6
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3
Wind gust (mph)
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
13
11
11
10
9
9
7
6
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
Humidity
93%
93%
92%
91%
89%
87%
85%
83%
82%
83%
85%
86%
87%
89%
91%
92%
93%
93%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
5
5
5
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (17 December 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 Clear night Clear night Mist Mist Mist Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
30%
30%
40%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
90%
≥95%
Temperature (°C)
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
7°
8°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
2°
2°
1°
1°
2°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2
W
2
W
2
S
2
SSE
3
S
4
SSW
6
SSW
8
SSW
10
SSW
12
SSW
13
SSW
15
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
18
SSW
19
SSW
20
SSW
21
SSW
21
SSW
21
SSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
6
5
4
4
4
5
8
11
17
22
24
28
30
33
35
37
39
41
43
43
43
43
43
42
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
94%
95%
96%
96%
97%
97%
96%
92%
86%
79%
76%
74%
73%
74%
76%
78%
82%
85%
86%
91%
90%
91%
92%
93%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
6
8
10
12
13
15
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (18 December 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
60%
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
70%
60%
60%
30%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
19
SSW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SW
13
SW
11
SSW
10
SSW
9
S
10
S
12
S
13
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
14
SSW
12
SW
12
SW
11
WSW
10
WSW
9
W
9
Wind gust (mph)
41
37
34
32
20
15
13
15
17
15
15
23
21
19
18
17
20
21
21
23
24
22
21
19
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
VG
VG
VG
E
E
Humidity
94%
95%
96%
96%
97%
97%
96%
97%
97%
96%
96%
95%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
94%
94%
93%
92%
93%
92%
90%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
18
17
16
13
11
10
9
10
12
13
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
9
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
13
13
7
7
13
13
13
18
18
18
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (19 December 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night 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%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
8
W
7
W
7
W
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
7
WSW
8
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
SW
6
SW
7
SW
7
SW
8
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
18
20
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
Humidity
86%
86%
84%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
86%
85%
84%
81%
75%
74%
75%
76%
81%
82%
84%
84%
84%
85%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
9
SSW
9
SSW
11
SSW
12
SSW
13
SSW
14
SSW
15
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
18
S
18
S
18
S
18
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
16
SW
15
SSW
13
SW
12
SW
11
SW
10
WSW
9
WSW
8
SW
7
Wind gust (mph)
20
21
24
25
27
30
30
32
32
35
35
36
37
33
28
22
21
21
18
16
15
14
14
13
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
83%
83%
81%
81%
81%
81%
82%
82%
80%
79%
81%
82%
83%
84%
86%
87%
88%
88%
90%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 December 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
6°
8°
8°
7°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
3°
3°
3°
6°
6°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
7
WSW
7
WNW
7
NNW
8
NNE
9
NNE
9
NNE
8
NNE
8
Wind gust (mph)
9
8
9
11
12
12
13
13
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
93%
86%
87%
92%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.5
 – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
6
6
6
5
 – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
Monday (22 December 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
8°
7°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
5°
6°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
8
NNE
9
NE
9
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
9
NNE
9
Wind gust (mph)
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
94%
94%
95%
94%
91%
87%
92%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 16 December

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 16 December

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 16 December

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 16 December

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 17 December

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 17 December

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 17 December

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 17 December

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 18 December

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 18 December

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 18 December

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 18 December

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 19 December

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 19 December

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 19 December

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 19 December

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 20 December

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 20 December

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 20 December

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 20 December

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 21 December

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 21 December

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 21 December

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 21 December

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 22 December

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 22 December

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 22 December

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 22 December

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 explained

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Forecast for 6am Tuesday
Updated 03:00 (UTC) on Tue 16 Dec 2025
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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Briefly settled before returning to wet and windy conditions.

Today:

A bright and dry start for most, with some patchy cloud lingering in the east. A largely settled day, with prolonged sunshine, but the odd light shower remains possible along western coastlines. A light breeze, with temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining largely settled overnight, with skies becoming clear allowing frost patches to form. Turning increasingly cloudy with strengthening winds from the west from dawn ahead of a rain band. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

A wet and windy day as a band of prolonged rain spreads eastwards, bringing heavy and disruptive downpours, with coastal gales likely and localised flooding possible. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining unsettled on Thursday with further heavy and disruptive rainfall. Friday brings bright and drier conditions, with occasional showers, before another rain band moves in on Saturday. Often breezy.

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