
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.93m | 4:39PM1.90m | 00:01AM1.78m | 5:06AM1.97m | 11:40AM1.86m | 5:13PM1.90m | 00:25AM1.68m | 5:44AM1.99m | 11:55AM1.80m | 5:50PM1.89m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM1.25m | 2:33PM1.70m | 7:47PM1.16m | 2:29AM1.64m | 8:00AM1.43m | 2:47PM1.64m | 8:24PM1.29m | 2:43AM1.57m | 8:38AM1.58m | 3:10PM1.60m | 9:10PM1.39m | ||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | ENE 5 |
32 | 55 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
172 | 111 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 81 | 17 | 49 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 178 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 159 | 165 | 191 | 251 | 243 | 222 | 203 |
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