Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, WSW swell with 39 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boscombe Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Boscombe Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our local stretch.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Boscombe Pier. There’s a big ol’ gap of nothing but flat, weak dribble from now until the end of the first week. Honestly, the first few days are a write-off for any proper surfing. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.3 ft, and the energy is next to nothing – we’re talking a combined energy of just 5 (five!). It’s gonna be a glassy pond more than a surf break.
The first whisper of something that might get you moving comes on the 26th of July (Sunday morning). We get a bit of a pulse from the WSW, but it’s still only 1 ft and the energy is a paltry 8. The wind is offshore from the NNW, which is a major positive, so it’ll be clean. But to be honest, it’s barely worth paddling for.
The real standout, and I mean the *only* standout in this whole forecast, is Monday the 27th of July. The afternoon session looks like the best we’re gonna get. The swell finally bumps up to 3 ft from the WSW, and the combined energy hits 37 – still weak, but at least it’s a pulse. The wind is cross-off from the WNW, so the faces will be clean. It’s a beach/pier setup, so with that period around 4 seconds, it’s gonna be a bit fat and weak, but it’s the only time you’ll catch a proper wave.
After that, it’s back to the struggle. The rest of the run is mostly small, onshore or cross-shore junk, or flat spells. The wind gets nasty again with strong onshore flow from the 30th of July onwards. The energy stays pitifully low, mostly under 10. There’s a glimmer of glass on the 29th of July (Wednesday morning) with ENE wind at 3 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft, so you’ll be floating with a camera, not a surfboard.
So, to sum it up: this is a long, dry run. The only half-decent chance to get wet is on the afternoon of the 27th of July. For everything else, leave the board in the car and maybe go for a paddle. The water temp is about 70°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s pumping.
Keep your eyes on the charts, it’s gotta change eventually.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.99m | 1:35AM1.82m | 6:14AM1.75m | 2:18PM1.71m | 1:56AM1.69m | 6:57AM1.72m | 2:48PM1.64m | 7:23PM1.91m | 7:43AM1.69m | 3:46PM1.60m | 8:05PM1.85m | 8:39AM1.67m | 8:49PM1.82m | 10:19AM1.69m | 9:26PM1.80m | 11:38AM1.76m | 8:58PM1.81m | |||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.98m | 4:18AM1.55m | 4:09PM1.63m | 9:53PM1.14m | 4:42AM1.52m | 4:22PM1.61m | 10:55PM1.27m | 5:02AM1.49m | 4:32PM1.60m | 00:29AM1.31m | 5:22AM1.48m | 1:54AM1.23m | 2:14PM1.28m | 2:46AM1.11m | 3:03PM1.21m | 3:26AM0.98m | ||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 10 | WSW 4 | — | W 9 | — | SSE 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 8 | — | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 724 | 341 | 192 | 260 | 316 | 444 | 633 | 316 | 218 | 282 | 358 | 594 | 595 | 594 | 594 | 842 | 334 | 165 | 334 | 334 |
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