Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are a write-off for any proper surf around here. We’re looking at a long, flat, and mostly blown-out stretch. The first couple of days are poor, with tiny waves and choppy conditions. There’s a brief, half-hearted pulse on Friday the 11th, but it’s still pretty ordinary. After that, we go into a proper dead spell for several days – nothing rideable until we get to a possible window around Monday the 21st. That’s a long way off, and the forecast is about as encouraging as a flat spell can be.

The first mentionable surf is on Wednesday morning the 9th. Boscombe Pier (Poole Bay) will have a weak 3ft of WSW swell, but it’s coming in at a short 8 seconds. The wind is cross-offshore, which keeps it clean, but it’s small and weak. The combined energy is only 101, so it’s underwhelming. The water is reading 68°, which is 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s seriously unusual, and it feels like a warm bath. But don’t get too excited; it’s not worth paddling out for. The afternoon drops off to 2ft, and it’s just not doing anything.

Friday morning the 11th is the only thing that comes close to a shout. Swell bumps up to 4ft from the WSW, still short-period at 8 seconds, but the energy jumps to 282 – moderate. The wind is light cross-offshore, so it should be clean. It’s inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting around, but it’s the best you’ll see for over a week. The afternoon backs off to 3ft.

After that, it’s a wasteland. Saturday and Sunday are small and lumpy with cross-onshore winds. Next week, from Monday the 14th through Thursday the 17th, is tiny – under 1ft – and mostly chopped or just flat. There’s a clean offshore on Wednesday the 16th, but with 0.7ft of swell, it’s a lake.

We finally see a pulse of easterly windswell arriving on Monday morning the 21st. It’s only 4ft at 5 seconds, which is short and weak, but it’s glassy with zero wind. That’s about as good as it gets, and it’s still pretty crumbly. The energy is only 77, so don’t expect much push. The rest of that week stays small and mostly cross-shore.

So, plain and simple: there is no standout window in this forecast. The one morning on Friday the 11th is your best bet for a few clean, if weak, waves. After that, you’re waiting until the 21st for anything else, and that’s a long shot. It’s a proper blank run for the area, which happens. The water’s warm, but the swell’s not showing up. Keep the board in the car but don’t hold your breath.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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