Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s break this down.

The next 16 days are mostly flat to messy at Boscombe Pier. There’s a gap of nearly two weeks with nothing worthwhile. Water temp is a very unusual 70° at the start – much warmer than typical for late August (about 8° warmer than the long-term average).

First records start Tuesday 25 August morning with weak, short-period windswell 5 feet from the east, period a poor 6 seconds, combined energy only 129 – weak. Wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, messing it up. Afternoon drops to 3 feet, still cross-onshore. Wednesday 26th is practically flat at 0.3 feet. Thursday and Friday stay small and onshore. Friday 28th afternoon pushes up to 8 feet from the west-southwest, period 7 seconds, combined energy jumping to 595 – moderate now, but morning had onshore wind and afternoon light cross-onshore, so it’s lumpy. Still blown out.

Saturday 29th shows the biggest swell: 10 feet from the southwest, 8 seconds, combined energy strong at 928. But with 22-25 mph cross-onshore wind, it’s a total mess. Too big for beginners, wind ruins it. Same story Sunday with 5 to 3 feet and strong cross-on winds. First week is a write-off.

Monday 1st September through Thursday 3rd stay poor – mostly cross-shore or onshore fresh to near gale winds, swell either too small or blown out.

Friday 4th September morning finally offers a glimmer: 2 feet from the west-southwest, period 5 seconds, but offshore wind at 9 mph from the north-northwest. Combined energy only 29 – very weak. It’s clean, but tiny. Afternoon picks up to 4 feet with clean cross-off breeze, but still only 67 energy.

The real standout – really the only one – is Saturday 5th September morning. Boscombe Pier gets 8 feet from the southwest, 7-second period, combined energy 761 (strong energy), with a clean 12 mph cross-off wind from the northwest. That’s clean, solid, powerful – but at 8 feet with short period, it’s fast, dumpy, and for experts only. Afternoon stays clean, still big. It’s the only window where wind lines up with real size. The energy is real, but short period means it’ll be a bit walled and lumpy. With that size and short period and cross-off wind, it might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

After that, Sunday 6th September morning drops to 6 feet, still clean, but energy drops to 223 – moderate. Monday 7th brings a long-period 13-second groundswell at only 3 feet, but with 22-25 mph cross-shore winds, it’s messy. The rest of the second week is tiny and/or blown out.

Bottom line: one half-decent window on Saturday 5th September, but it’s not for everyone. The rest is a long flat, messy run. Boscombe Pier (United Kingdom, Boscombe) is normally beginner-friendly, but this stretch offers almost nothing for learning. Keep watching, but right now it’s grim.

Rusty.

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