Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve had a proper look at the charts for Boscombe Pier over the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a grim stretch. This isn’t just one or two dodgy days; we’re looking at a solid run of nothing good on the cards. The first real chance at a surf pops up on Friday the 28th of August, but honestly, you wouldn’t want to be out there.

Starting Friday morning, we’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the WSW, but it’s getting crossed up by a moderate breeze blowing at 16 mph from the WSW itself. The wave energy is weak as a cup of tea (16), and the period is a shocking 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop, my friend. It’s poor and it stays poor all day. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6 ft, but the wind howls to 25 mph from the SW, making a right mess of things. The energy picks up to moderate levels (261), but with a strong cross-onshore and 6-second period, it’s blown out. Not worth the paddle.

Saturday the 29th is worse. We’ve got a 7 ft swell in the morning, onshore wind at 25 mph, and it’s just ugly. The energy gets up to 337, but the conditions are unknown and likely terrible. Afternoon sees the swell jump to 12 ft – that’s solid, but it’s too big for beginners and only for very experienced surfers. Problem is, the wind is a near gale at 34 mph, cross-onshore, and the place is completely blown out. The energy is very strong (1689), but it’s a kite-surfing day, not a surfing one.

Sunday the 30th gives us a drop to 4 ft in the morning, but it’s still cross-onshore with a moderate breeze. The period improves to 9 seconds, which is a bit better, but the energy is moderate (264) and the surf is choppy and poor. Afternoon is a fresh breeze and lumpy with a 5 ft swell and poor conditions again.

Monday the 31st of August has a 6 ft swell in the morning, cross-shore winds at 19 mph, and it’s messy cross-chop. Not good. The afternoon shows a bit of hope – the wind goes cross-offshore from the WNW at 16 mph and the surf cleans up, but the swell drops to 4 ft and the energy is moderate (199). It’s clean, but with a 6-second period, it’s not doing much.

From here, it just gets sad. Tuesday the 1st of September has tiny 2 ft swell, choppy and poor. Wednesday the 2nd is flat with 1 ft swell – clean but nothing to ride. Thursday the 3rd sees a bump to 5 ft, but it’s back to fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy surf. That pattern of poor, messy, and blown-out continues for days.

There is a brief moment Saturday the 5th of September with a clean, tiny 1 ft swell and light winds, but it’s barely a ripple. Then Sunday the 6th brings a gentle offshore breeze in the afternoon with a 2 ft swell – clean, but again, tiny. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are clean and small, but we’re talking 1 ft to 2 ft – not worth getting wet for.

Things try to fire up on Wednesday the 9th of September with a 7 ft swell in the afternoon from the WSW, energy 309, but the wind is onshore at 16 mph and the conditions are unknown. Then Thursday the 10th has a strong swell at 7 ft with a moderate energy (432), but the wind is a strong cross-shore at 25 mph, making it messy. The afternoon is a near gale again. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are clean and small with nothing to ride.

Look, I’ve been doing this a long time, and this is a blank run for Boscombe Pier. There isn’t one standout session, not one day that gets the blood pumping. The only time the water temperature was mentioned in context is for this spot – and I’ll tell you, it’s about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

For a beginner, you’ve got nothing safe and fun. For the experienced crew, the bigger days are all blown out and messy. It’s a kite-surfing show for the next few weeks if the wind stays up, but for a paddle surfer? Not much hope. Sometimes the forecasts can change, but this one looks pretty locked in. Stay tuned, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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