Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0.2
WSW
11
1.4
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
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
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
132
106
88
62
37
27
13
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
10
26
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
10:24AM2.04m
Low Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:41
5:39
5:39
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8:24
8:27
8:28
8:30
3
6
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
12
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
9
10
11
9
9
9
12
13
10
9
9
10
9
11
11
10
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.9
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
3
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
37
27
13
6
3
11
11
1
11
11
10
10
4
4
2
2
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
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
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
38
11
10
10
10
10
2
1
11
1
1
2
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
35
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
214
132
106
88
62
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
10
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
119
112
117
113
117
159
159
211
151
226
119
119
119
151
174
151
197
174
260
260
260
260
370
571
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
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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