
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boscombe Pier today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boscombe Pier at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Boscombe Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 180 | 515 | 1236 | 2061 | 1547 | 1427 | 1014 | 1602 | 1437 | 853 | 516 | 388 | 506 | 318 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.98m | 3:24PM1.67m | 7:06PM1.85m | 8:19AM1.98m | 7:24PM1.85m | 10:17AM2.00m | 7:07PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM1.63m | 00:53AM1.33m | 1:28PM1.50m | 1:33AM1.19m | 1:59PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 |
29 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 506 | — | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 10 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 180 | 515 | 1236 | 2061 | 1547 | 1427 | 1014 | 1602 | 1437 | 853 | 516 | 388 | 314 | 318 | 353 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 157 | 138 | 117 | 358 | 326 | 428 | 428 | 477 | 428 | 428 | 448 | 297 | 227 | 189 | 14 | 178 | 173 | 284 | 473 |
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