Boscombe Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.72° N 1.84° W

Boscombe Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boscombe Pier sea temperature is
21.6° C
4.7° 

Boscombe Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 10AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
52
90
69
80
134
155
62
46
36
22
12
24
92
81
66
64
57
70
61
98
156
104
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM1.80m
1:00PM1.91m
5:23PM1.95m
00:52AM1.89m
5:38AM1.80m
1:11PM1.78m
5:59PM1.92m
1:05AM1.75m
6:16AM1.79m
1:25PM1.69m
6:34PM1.88m
Low Tide
3:20AM1.60m
7:59AM0.68m
3:20PM1.66m
8:21PM0.94m
3:41AM1.58m
8:40AM0.93m
3:37PM1.62m
9:05PM1.14m
3:54AM1.54m
9:22AM1.17m
3:49PM1.58m
9:55PM1.31m
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
20
23
24
23
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
16
15
15
15
18
20
21
20
16
Feels °C
13
16
19
21
20
19
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
13
12
13
12
14
15
16
16
13
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