Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, WSW swell with 807 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boscombe Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Boscombe Pier in the next 16 days are 3.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for Boscombe Pier over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim run. The finder isn't throwing up any good surf options across the entire 16-day window, and the guidance backs that up – this spot is rated as inconsistent, and it’s living up to that reputation right now. We’ve got a long, frustrating stretch of onshore winds and messy conditions.
The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 1st through to Thursday the 3rd are all cross-onshore winds with wave energy staying weak to moderate at best (10 to 184). The swell is tiny or blown out, and the wind just won't let up. Friday the 4th afternoon shows a brief clean-up with the wind going cross-off, and the swell bumps to 5ft, but the wave comment still says "very ordinary conditions" – it’s a tease, not a session.
Saturday the 5th morning goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft with barely any energy (18). Not worth paddling out. The pattern of tiny, weak, or wind-affected surf just keeps rolling through the first week and into the second. There’s a spike on Tuesday the 8th with a 10ft swell from the WSW and a big jump in energy (807), but the wind is howling at 15 to 22 mph cross and cross-onshore, making it a total mess. That kind of size with that wind is a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle session.
From the 9th through the 16th, it’s the same sad story. Periods of clean offshore or cross-off winds appear, like on the morning of the 10th, but the swell drops to 1.0ft. Even when we get a bit of size back on Monday the 14th (5ft), the energy is still only moderate (122) and the conditions are blown out again.
Honestly, there are no standouts here. The best you could hope for is a dawn patrol on one of the glassy mornings with a tiny ripple, but even then, the wave quality is marked as poor. It's a long, blank run for Boscombe Pier. The forecast might change, but right now, you’re better off saving your wax.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 64 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 115 | 154 | 184 | 177 | 119 | 114 | 156 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM2.17m | 4:14PM1.91m | 00:29AM2.16m | 4:30AM1.83m | 4:52PM1.92m | 1:00AM1.99m | 5:11AM1.85m | 1:11PM1.91m | 1:01AM1.81m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:11PM1.89m | 1:22AM1.65m | 6:43AM1.84m | 1:37PM1.68m | 7:55AM1.84m | 6:52PM1.87m | 9:29AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.93m | |||
Low Tide | 2:45PM1.74m | 7:10PM0.65m | 7:30AM0.63m | 3:16PM1.76m | 7:54PM0.79m | 8:16AM0.85m | 3:39PM1.76m | 8:46PM0.96m | 9:11AM1.09m | 3:22PM1.74m | 9:50PM1.12m | 10:21AM1.28m | 3:00PM1.65m | 11:10PM1.20m | 11:51AM1.36m | 00:41AM1.15m | 1:24PM1.28m | 1:57AM0.97m | |||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 64 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 77 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 32 | 21 | 115 | 154 | 184 | 177 | 119 | 114 | 156 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 15 | 32 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 119 | 197 | 370 | 260 | 232 | 225 | 183 | 334 | 178 | 0 | 119 | 112 | 117 | 119 | 120 | 151 | 146 | 149 | 189 | 189 |
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The above surf forecast table for Boscombe Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Boscombe Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Boscombe Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Boscombe Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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