Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 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
13.3° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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 Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
66
64
60
48
62
66
66
69
79
60
73
188
369
278
326
415
460
474
474
715
640
460
348
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
1:44PM1.73m
10:12PM2.35m
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
Low Tide
4:42PM0.40m
00:59AM1.72m
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:54
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
6
7
6
5
5
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
4
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SE
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
37
56
44
42
32
16
14
14
45
13
12
4
4
6
4
4
6
217
325
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
34
66
64
60
48
62
66
66
69
79
60
73
188
369
278
326
415
460
474
474
715
640
460
348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
358
358
343
343
240
189
189
225
120
119
117
532
573
178
591
183
435
187
428
183
503
532
188
183
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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