Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, WSW swell with 266 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 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here. Look, I’m not going to sugarcoat it—Boscombe Pier is in a proper dry spell for the next two weeks plus. I’ve gone through every single morning and afternoon, and there’s barely a pulse until late in the month. No standouts, no hidden gems, just a whole lot of flat and messy. The first real chance of anything even remotely surfable is Saturday the 26th, and even that’s a struggle.
The first ten days are rough. Tuesday the 15th has 0.9m from the WSW, but the 25 km/h west cross-shore leaves it chopped and useless. Wednesday the 16th is a bit cleaner with 0.6m and cross-off winds, but the energy is weak—only 51 kW/m. Thursday the 17th pushes to 1.7m from the WSW, but that 35 km/h cross-onshore is a killer, so it’s lumpy and messy. From the 18th through the 25th, it’s downhill—waves shrink to 0.1m to 0.6m, winds are all over the place, and most days are flat-out flat. The combined swell energy stays under 200 kW/m the whole time, and usually less than 50. It’s a wasteland.
Then Saturday the 26th gives us a tiny window. Morning has 1.2m from the east, with a 5-second period, and the wind is light cross-off from the NNE—so it’s clean and glassy. Energy is just 89 kW/m, but it’s the best we get. Afternoon fades to 1.1m and goes cross-on from the SE, so you’re looking at a few hours max. After that, it’s back to flat and forgettable—Sunday the 27th and Monday the 28th have 0.2m to 0.4m with strong cross-shore winds, and the last day, Tuesday the 30th, shows a 0.4m swell with an 11-second period, but no push behind it.
For a pier break, Boscombe needs a bit of magic that just isn’t there. The water temp is about normal for mid-September, nothing wild. If you’re a beginner, the 1.7m on the 17th is too much with that wind, and everything else is too small. For everyone else, it’s a write-off. Honestly, on the windier days—especially the 17th and 19th—this looks more like a kiteboarding spot than a surf spot, with 1.4m to 1.7m and strong cross-off winds. But for surfing? Leave it.
That’s the deal. Forecasts can change, and with this much nothing, even a small shift could help—but as it stands, I’d find something else to do until October.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
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 kJ | 25 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 41 | 57 | 194 | 185 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 95 | 133 | 110 | 69 | 58 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:58AM2.14m | 4:13PM1.92m | 00:03AM2.09m | 4:28AM1.85m | 4:45PM1.92m | 00:15AM1.92m | 5:03AM1.87m | 5:17PM1.91m | 00:26AM1.78m | 5:38AM1.88m | 5:51PM1.89m | 00:50AM1.65m | 6:17AM1.88m | 6:27PM1.87m | 1:31AM1.53m | 7:02AM1.88m | 7:06PM1.85m | 7:57AM1.87m | 7:46PM1.83m | ||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.59m | 2:31PM1.70m | 7:07PM0.77m | 7:24AM0.83m | 2:52PM1.69m | 7:45PM0.97m | 8:01AM1.09m | 3:03PM1.64m | 8:22PM1.16m | 8:36AM1.32m | 3:16PM1.58m | 9:01PM1.32m | 9:12AM1.52m | 3:37PM1.55m | 9:50PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.67m | 3:57PM1.57m | 1:25AM1.40m | 1:58PM1.53m | 1:58AM1.27m | |
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 5 | 51 | 28 | 57 | — | — | 20 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 41 | 34 | 194 | 185 | 62 | — | 16 | 95 | 133 | 110 | 69 | 58 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 334 | 149 | 149 | 16 | 326 | 476 | 334 | 149 | 165 | 260 | 260 | 334 | 232 | 117 | 111 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 120 | 112 |
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