
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.89m | 1:11AM1.58m | 6:27AM1.99m | 11:34AM1.73m | 6:28PM1.87m | 7:17AM1.98m | 3:24PM1.67m | 7:06PM1.85m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.60m | 9:10PM1.39m | 3:00AM1.54m | 9:32AM1.70m | 3:36PM1.62m | 11:30PM1.44m | 1:05PM1.63m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 |
11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSW 5 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
85 | 73 | 85 | 56 | 30 | 31 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 40 | 44 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 251 | 203 | 234 | 120 | 143 | 152 | 129 | 119 | 112 | 119 | 112 | 26 | 138 | 24 | 26 | 188 | 204 | 578 |
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