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Bournemouth - Boscombe 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
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.2m) at

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7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Boscombe Pier (Beach)

Today (4 February 2026)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
40%
60%
Temperature
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed
ESE
12
ESE
13
ESE
13
E
13
E
14
E
14
E
15
E
15
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
15
E
14
Wind gust (mph)
26
26
27
28
30
31
32
30
30
29
30
30
30
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
85%
84%
84%
83%
85%
85%
84%
85%
85%
84%
84%
84%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (5 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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
70%
80%
80%
80%
90%
80%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
60%
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
80%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
7°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
14
E
13
E
13
ESE
12
ESE
12
ESE
11
SE
11
ESE
11
SE
11
SE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
E
11
E
10
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
30
30
29
26
26
25
24
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
85%
85%
88%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
95%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
94%
95%
95%
94%
94%
94%
94%
95%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
18
18
18
18
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (6 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 shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
80%
80%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E
10
ESE
9
ESE
9
ESE
8
ESE
8
ESE
8
ESE
7
SE
7
SE
6
SSE
6
SSE
7
S
8
S
8
SSW
8
SW
9
SW
10
SW
10
SW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
10
Wind gust (mph)
20
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
95%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
97%
97%
96%
95%
93%
92%
91%
90%
87%
87%
88%
90%
89%
89%
90%
87%
88%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (7 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 shower night Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
12
S
12
S
11
S
11
S
10
S
11
S
11
SSW
10
S
9
S
9
SSW
8
Wind gust (mph)
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
24
26
26
25
25
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
21
21
20
19
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
Humidity
90%
89%
90%
90%
89%
90%
91%
92%
90%
90%
91%
89%
87%
86%
86%
87%
88%
90%
90%
90%
89%
91%
91%
92%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (8 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
8
S
8
S
8
S
8
S
8
S
8
S
7
S
7
S
7
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
7
S
8
S
8
S
8
SSE
8
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
6
SSE
6
ESE
6
ESE
6
ESE
6
Wind gust (mph)
19
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
M
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
Humidity
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
94%
94%
95%
94%
92%
91%
87%
86%
85%
84%
84%
86%
88%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
95%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
9
9
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (9 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
10°
10°
9°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
8°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
6
E
6
NE
6
ENE
7
ESE
9
SSE
8
S
7
S
7
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
13
17
16
14
12
12
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
96%
97%
96%
94%
85%
83%
90%
93%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
6
6
7
9
8
7
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (10 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
60%
80%
80%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
6
S
7
SE
7
SE
9
SSE
12
SSE
12
SSE
13
SSE
14
Wind gust (mph)
12
14
16
22
23
24
26
28
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
Humidity
95%
95%
96%
93%
88%
87%
92%
92%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Wednesday 4 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 4 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 4 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 4 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 7 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 7 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 8 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 8 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 8 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 8 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 9 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 9 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 9 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 9 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 10 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 10 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 10 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 10 February

Tide times and heights are from Bournemouth tidal station which is 1.0 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 11am Wednesday
Updated 09:00 (UTC) on Wed 4 Feb 2026
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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

A brighter and drier day than recent.

Today:

A gloomy start in the east as low cloud lifts through the morning, but brighter in the west, though showers continue to feed in. brighter spells emerge across the region through the afternoon with showers gradually fading. Breezy along coasts. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Turning increasingly cloudy from the south as a rain band pushes northwards overnight, bringing heavy downpours and strengthening winds. Gales possible over hills and along coasts of Cornwall and Devon. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Thursday:

A damp and dull start as rain continues to clear northwards through the morning, though heavy showers feed in behind, before further rain later. Winds easing through the day. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A rather unsettled end to the week as outbreaks of heavy showers and periods of prolonged rain continue. Though brief brighter spells are possible over the weekend. Breezy at times.

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