Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. It’s been a flat, quiet stretch for us, and honestly, the next couple of weeks aren’t looking like much to write home about. For the most part, we’re staring at a whole lot of knee-high mush and cross-shore junk. There’s a window way out there that’s got a bit of life to it, but it’s a long way off and I wouldn’t be booking any travel plans just yet.

Right now, and for the next several days, we’re in a proper lull. The swell energy is weak, with combined readings bouncing around that low double-digit or even single-digit mark, like 7 or 11. Wednesday the 5th has a bit of push in the morning around 4.3ft, but it’s from the WSW, bumpy, and the wind is just messing it up. It’s not worth your time. We go through a real dry spell right after, with days of practically nothing – those sub-1.5ft days with energies down to 1. It’s the kind of flatness that makes you wonder if the ocean forgot its job.

Now, about that water. The first surf I can even talk about is at Boscombe Pier (Dorset) on Wednesday the 5th. The water temp is sitting at 70.5°, which is a massive 8.8° above where it should be for this time of year. That’s not just a little warm; that’s a proper marine heatwave we’re sitting in. The water is going to feel like a bath.

Things stay poor all through the first week. A few days have some clean, glassy conditions, like Friday the 7th morning and Saturday the 16th, but there’s just nothing to ride. It’s the classic story of no swell.

There’s one moment, and I mean one, that stands out. Look ahead to Sunday the 16th. We see a pulse of WNW groundswell, 6.9ft to 7.2ft, with the energy jumping to 357 and then 437. That’s real power. The wind is cross-off from the NW, which will keep the faces reasonably clean. This is the standout, but it’s a heavy one. At that size, Boscombe Pier is strictly for the experts. The period is only 6 to 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy even with the clean wind, but it’s the only real surf on offer in the whole window. That’s your one to watch, but it’s a long way out, so don’t hold your breath.

Before that, things are pretty grim. The swell direction just doesn’t line up well for us, and the wind keeps flipping through all the wrong quadrants. If there are waves, it’s cross-shore chop. If it’s clean, it’s flat. There’s a two-week stretch of poor to non-existent options. It might seem hopeless, but this spot’s consistent enough that this kind of blank run is the exception, not the rule. Forecasts can change, and quickly.

If you’re desperate for a splash, there are some bigger, windblown days around the 13th and 16th. But with that size, that swell direction, and those winds, you might be better off rigging a kite than paddling a surfboard.

Keep it salty.

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