Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 74 | 80 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34PM2.37m | 3:41AM1.76m | 12:01PM2.20m | 4:07PM1.95m | 00:08AM2.24m | 4:22AM1.79m | 12:34PM2.07m | 4:46PM1.96m | 00:36AM2.06m | 5:00AM1.80m | 1:00PM1.91m | 5:23PM1.95m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM1.60m | 6:37AM0.26m | 2:27PM1.67m | 6:58PM0.57m | 2:52AM1.60m | 7:18AM0.44m | 2:56PM1.67m | 7:39PM0.74m | 3:20AM1.60m | 7:59AM0.68m | 3:20PM1.66m | 8:21PM0.94m | ||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | E 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | N 3 | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | — | 17 | 31 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 74 | 80 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 368 | 593 | 598 | 354 | 351 | 470 | 470 | 483 | 478 | 584 | 334 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 225 | 357 | 297 | 585 | 585 | 216 |
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