Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our little corner of the coast.

First off, I gotta be straight with you: for the next couple of weeks, we are looking at a proper struggle. There’s barely a window of decent surf in sight from now, right through until Monday the 9th of September. We’ve got consistent onshore winds and messy, chopped-out conditions plaguing the entire stretch.

Let’s break it down. The only break on the menu is Boscombe Pier, a beach/pier setup that's fairly exposed to swell. It’s an inconsistent spot, so it can be a bit of a tease at the best of times. The water temperature is around 70°F, which is a whopping 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing while you're getting skunked.

Starting right now, the outlook is grim. Tuesday the 25th of August has a bit of 3ft swell from the East, but it's a short period of 5 seconds and a cross-onshore wind is making a choppy mess of it. The combined wave energy is a weak 56, so don't get your hopes up.

The next few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are basically flat, with tiny 0.3ft to 2ft swells and onshore winds. Friday the 28th sees a slight bump to 3ft, but the period is a terrible 4 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore again.

Then on Saturday the 29th, we get a bit of a spike – a solid 8ft swell from the southwest with a period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy shoots up to a moderate 734, which sounds promising, but it's getting hammered by a strong cross-onshore breeze, making it a messy, lumpy mess. That's expert-only territory if you're brave enough, but honestly, the quality is going to be horrible.

We get a bit of a reprieve on Monday the 31st of August and Tuesday the 2nd of September, when the wind swings offshore. You'll see clean conditions on those mornings, but the swells are tiny (2ft to 2ft) and the energy is weak (38-22). It's a tease, really.

The rest of the first week in September is a rinse-and-repeat of weak, short-period, cross-onshore junk, except for the 5th and 6th of September where we see glassy conditions but with almost no swell at all (0.7ft).

Then we get another spike on Monday the 7th of September. The afternoon shows a 7ft swell from the WSW, period of 7 seconds, and a combined energy of a moderate 412. But again, it's accompanied by a strong cross-onshore wind making it messy. For an inconsistent spot like Boscombe Pier, this is a tough run.

Honestly, this is a kite-surfing setup more than anything else for most of this window. For us paddle surfers, there are really no standouts here. The cleanest windows are the mornings of Monday the 31st of August and Tuesday the 2nd of September, but you'll be scratching for a wave on a 2ft to 2ft swell. That's the best I can offer, and it's not much to write home about.

Stay patient, lads. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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