Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WSW swell with 372 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 5s 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 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what Boscombe Pier has cooking over the next couple of weeks. Gotta warn you, it’s a bit of a desert for a while.
The outlook starts off flat and crummy. From Tuesday the 18th, we’ve got a lumpy 4ft cross-shore windswell out of the WSW (wave energy 90). That strong west wind is chopping everything up, making for a real messy lineup. The water is also running at a very unusual 71°F, way warmer than normal for this time of year – feels weird, but don’t let that make you think the surf is any good. This pattern of weak, short-period swell (under 6 seconds) and messy winds sticks around right through to about Sunday the 24th. There’s a couple of clean mornings on the 21st and 22nd when the wind turns cross-offshore out of the NNE and NE, but the swell drops to a tiny 1ft or less (energy as low as 3). Clean, but flat.
So we have a proper gap. From Tuesday the 18th until Monday morning the 25th, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.
The first real sign of life comes on Monday the 25th morning. The energy jumps up with a 4ft, 7-second WSW swell (energy 334), but the ESE wind will still have a bit of chop on it. It’s still just okay.
The one to circle on the calendar is Thursday the 27th. The morning shows a clean 5ft, 8-second SW groundswell with a light rain and offshore wind. But the afternoon is the prize. The wind goes glassy, dropping to just 5 km/h (3 mph) out of the ENE, and the swell holds a clean 5ft from the same SW direction (energy 268). For Boscombe, that is a stunner of a summer session. The wave comment says it: *expect good surf conditions.* That’s your window.
After that, it’s back to small stuff. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th have some clean, small leftover waves in the mornings (around 2ft to 2ft) with offshore NW to N winds, but the energy is low. Fine for a longboard.
Crowds at Boscombe: this spot does draw a crowd *sometimes*. If that Thursday afternoon glass-off kicks off, expect a few heads out, but with the water so warm it might be worth it anyway.
That’s the long and short of it. A tough wait, but a real gem of a session at the back end.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 90 | 80 | 62 | 22 | 24 | 66 | 70 | 98 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:00PM1.91m | 5:23PM1.95m | 00:52AM1.89m | 5:38AM1.80m | 1:11PM1.78m | 1:05AM1.75m | 6:16AM1.79m | 1:25PM1.69m | 1:35AM1.61m | 6:56AM1.77m | 2:03PM1.62m | 7:12PM1.85m | 7:45AM1.75m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:51AM1.76m | 8:31PM1.81m | 11:15AM1.83m | 8:50PM1.82m | |||
Low Tide | 3:20PM1.66m | 8:21PM0.94m | 8:40AM0.93m | 3:37PM1.62m | 9:05PM1.14m | 9:22AM1.17m | 3:49PM1.58m | 9:55PM1.31m | 4:07AM1.49m | 4:07PM1.55m | 11:32PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.50m | 1:49AM1.32m | 2:13PM1.42m | 2:32AM1.18m | 2:50PM1.32m | 3:04AM1.03m | |||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | W 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 17 | — | 51 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 80 | 62 | 22 | 24 | 66 | 70 | 98 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 62 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 585 | 53 | 119 | 334 | 260 | 225 | 225 | 0 | 172 | 262 | 191 | 174 | 125 | 192 | 247 | 260 | 282 | 282 | 246 | 147 |
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