
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 26 | 141 | 341 | 479 | 1653 | 5864 | 4420 | 1974 | 887 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.87m | 7:17AM1.98m | 3:24PM1.67m | 7:06PM1.85m | 8:19AM1.98m | 7:24PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM1.62m | 11:30PM1.44m | 1:05PM1.63m | 00:53AM1.33m | 1:28PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 40 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 5 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
27 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 141 | 341 | 479 | 1653 | 5864 | 4420 | 1974 | 887 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 112 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 24 | 178 | 159 | 119 | 312 | 358 | 333 | 284 | 238 | 428 | 433 | 405 | 227 |
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