Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
469
278
202
199
60
48
41
50
56
61
104
157
166
137
117
112
106
88
88
100
65
64
63
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:23AM2.07m
4:21AM1.73m
1:07PM1.88m
5:04PM1.90m
1:15AM1.89m
5:18AM1.72m
2:19PM1.76m
6:03PM1.95m
2:20AM1.75m
6:19AM1.72m
7:03PM1.99m
Low Tide
3:12AM1.67m
7:40AM0.59m
3:12PM1.71m
8:09PM0.97m
3:54AM1.65m
8:39AM0.73m
3:45PM1.71m
9:12PM1.11m
4:36AM1.62m
9:41AM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:58
8:59
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
20
21
20
19
17
19
21
21
22
21
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
14
15
17
20
20
20
20
18
21
22
22
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
623
469
278
202
199
60
48
41
50
56
61
104
157
166
137
117
112
106
88
88
100
65
64
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
13
12
3
3
1
10
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
5
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
486
341
2
7
12
12
7
5
2
3
5
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
110
110
16
48
112
26
26
26
117
110
110
110
110
22
22
22
0
0
0
3
110
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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