Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: we’re looking at a pretty grim 16-day stretch for Boscombe Pier (England). The entire run is a write-off for any worthwhile surf. All sessions are rated as poor surf conditions, and there are zero standout sessions. This is one of those frustrating spells where you can pretty much leave the board in the shed.

Looking at the data, the first proper session is for Friday afternoon, 11th September. There’s a small 3ft swell from the WSW with a 9-second period. The combined wave energy is weak (230). The water temp is 67°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual. But don’t let the warmth fool you; the cross-shore winds from the WSW at 9 mph are creating a slight cross-chop. It’s poor.

Moving into Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, we get a tiny bump in size up to 4ft, but the period drops right back to a rubbish 5 seconds, which is just short-period wind chop. The wind states are cross-on or cross, and it’s lumpy or with a cross-chop. The wave energy is still very low (in the 60s and 70s). Nothing to bother with.

The following week is a desert. From Monday 14th through to Saturday 20th September, the swell heights are mostly below 3ft and very inconsistent. There are some clean conditions with cross-offshore winds (like Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th), but the waves themselves are tiny, barely an ankle-snapper. The most interesting session in terms of size is a slightly bigger 5ft from the WSW on Thursday 17th and Saturday 19th, but both come with fresh winds (19-22 mph). The energy readings are moderate (103 and 131) from those swells, but the wind quality is poor on the 17th (lumpy cross-chop) and clean on the 19th. Even so, these are not recommended.

From Sunday 21st right through to Saturday 26th September, it fades completely. We’re looking at waves of 0.7ft to 2ft, with very weak energy. The wind is often cross-off or clean, but there’s simply no swell to ride. The last session on Friday 25th has a long-period 13-second swell, but only 1ft of it – it’s not breaking with any form on a beach and pier setup like this. Expect a long flat spell after the first week.

Bottom line: there are no rideable waves in this 16-day window. A blank run like this is more normal for this area when the conditions just don’t line up. Keep an eye on the charts, though; it tends not to stay this poor forever.

Stay dry.
Rusty.

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