Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 128 | 357 | 610 | 578 | 361 | 201 | 120 | 138 | 339 | 1232 | 1245 | 986 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.93m | 1:10PM1.93m | 9:14PM2.14m | 1:13AM1.78m | 9:51AM2.06m | 1:47PM1.92m | 9:56PM2.26m | 1:54AM1.76m | 10:27AM2.17m | 2:23PM1.90m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM1.80m | 4:15PM0.94m | 00:16AM1.74m | 4:30AM0.61m | 12:14PM1.78m | 4:45PM0.80m | 00:52AM1.71m | 5:01AM0.49m | 12:55PM1.75m | 5:17PM0.67m | |||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | SE 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 |
24 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 128 | 357 | 610 | 578 | 361 | 201 | 120 | 138 | 339 | 1232 | 1245 | 986 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 244 | 263 | 260 | 213 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 358 | 370 | 370 | 260 | 225 | 120 | 117 | 433 | 256 | 477 | 297 | 813 | 227 |
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