Boscombe Pier surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 1.9°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 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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)
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
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.6
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
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
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
12
184
122
66
44
34
35
34
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
6
10
9
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
0
S
5
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM1.89m
8:28AM1.97m
12:51PM1.68m
9:02PM2.07m
1:10AM1.85m
9:10AM2.04m
1:32PM1.69m
9:37PM2.13m
1:47AM1.80m
9:49AM2.07m
2:07PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:49PM1.73m
3:31AM0.73m
11:19AM1.53m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:24
8:27
8:28
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
12
11
11
5
4
3
3
4
6
8
9
8
7
7
8
10
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
3
3
11
11
2
1
10
6
10
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
13
12
10
10
35
34
10
10
11
1
11
11
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
538
430
434
355
334
251
184
122
66
44
34
22
16
1
4
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
234
252
234
232
149
129
112
112
112
117
112
172
159
244
231
208
191
168
151
151
146
119
244
333
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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