Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Boscombe Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boscombe Pier sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
1
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
70
64
87
79
66
50
73
188
369
332
296
312
363
509
554
516
460
384
1368
1138
968
721
382
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:59AM1.77m
10:35AM2.23m
2:30PM1.76m
10:54PM2.32m
2:43AM1.75m
11:21AM2.17m
3:17PM1.80m
11:38PM2.22m
3:30AM1.73m
12:10PM2.04m
4:08PM1.84m
00:23AM2.07m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.29m
1:15PM1.66m
5:28PM0.47m
1:45AM1.70m
5:54AM0.34m
1:56PM1.68m
6:17PM0.61m
2:29AM1.69m
6:44AM0.45m
2:35PM1.70m
7:10PM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
5
5
5
4
4
7
6
5
4
7
8
7
7
6
5
7
6
7
9
9
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.4
SW
16
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
32
16
14
45
45
13
12
4
4
4
4
7
69
270
384
373
968
721
382
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
46
70
64
87
79
66
50
73
188
369
332
296
312
363
509
554
516
460
342
1368
1138
867
563
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
240
189
232
232
111
110
120
477
578
260
625
598
598
405
183
187
260
260
260
232
188
183
88
14
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Boscombe Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest