Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for our local stretch over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this is one of those periods where you might want to keep the board in the bag and the wax in the cupboard for a while. The outlook is pretty grim, with a long gap of poor conditions before we even get a sniff of anything worth paddling out for.

We’re looking at Boscombe Pier (United Kingdom). The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost like summer’s hanging on for dear life.

There’s no surf worth talking about for the first few days. From Sunday the 6th right through to Tuesday the 8th, it’s a write-off. Tiny, weak swells with cross-onshore winds and a lot of chop. You’ll be fighting a washing machine, not catching waves. The combined energy is weak, reading just 12 to 13, so you’re not missing a thing.

Wednesday the 9th afternoon finally gives us a tiny window. The swell is a measly 3 ft from the WSW, with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind turns light cross-offshore, making things clean. The combined energy is still weak at 122, but it’s surfable. It’s not going to be a classic, just something to get wet on. The 1 out of 10 tells you it’s ordinary at best.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are back to poor surf with messy, lumpy conditions and weak, short-period swell. Not worth the effort. The weekend of the 12th and 13th is more of the same – small, choppy junk from the SW with moderate onshore winds.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From Monday the 14th onward, the swell drops right off to nothing – 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The energy readings are pitiful, barely scratching double digits. There are a few clean moments on the 14th afternoon, 16th, 18th, and 19th thanks to cross-offshore winds, but with that tiny swell and a very long period of 11 to 15 seconds on some days, it’s just not going to break properly at a beach setup like Boscombe Pier. It’ll be too straight and slow to be any fun.

The only day that *might* offer something is Monday the 21st afternoon, when we see a 6 ft SW swell with a period of 6 seconds and a combined energy of 248 – that’s moderate energy. But the wind is cross-shore, and the surf quality is still rated as poor. That’s a lot of water moving, but it’ll be lumpy and disorganised.

Honestly, there are no standout days here. The best bet is probably Wednesday the 9th afternoon for a quick, clean paddle on small waves, but don’t expect much. For the rest, it’s a long, dry spell.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts. It tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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