Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.6
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
184
122
91
62
49
27
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
7
12
14
7
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28AM1.97m
12:51PM1.68m
9:02PM2.07m
1:10AM1.85m
9:10AM2.04m
1:32PM1.69m
9:37PM2.13m
1:47AM1.80m
9:49AM2.07m
2:07PM1.69m
10:10PM2.13m
2:19AM1.76m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.53m
3:46PM0.59m
11:37PM1.68m
4:08AM0.65m
12:01PM1.52m
4:24PM0.59m
00:19AM1.65m
4:44AM0.63m
12:38PM1.54m
4:59PM0.66m
00:56AM1.64m
5:18AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
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8:24
8:27
8:28
8:30
1
1
1
8
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
16
15
14
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
4
4
8
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
49
27
12
6
3
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
2
4
4
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
11
10
10
10
10
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
1
1
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
339
288
251
184
122
91
62
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
7
12
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
260
149
119
112
112
117
117
117
159
146
211
167
119
119
119
168
218
151
151
260
260
260
343
343
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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