Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, WSW swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Boscombe Pier has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I have to be straight with you – it’s a bleak picture for quite a while. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions, so don't get your hopes up too early.
We start on Wednesday the 16th of September, but there’s nothing to ride. The swell is tiny and onshore winds are creating messy conditions. This flat, disappointing spell drags on right through until the morning of Saturday the 26th of September. That’s a solid ten days of pretty much nothing worth paddling out for. You’ll see some bump and chop in there, but nothing that’ll get the heart racing.
Things finally show a glimmer of life on Saturday the 26th of September. The morning offers up about 4ft of swell from the east. It’s not a thing of beauty, with a short period, but the wind is clean and it’s our first real chance at a surfable wave. The energy is low though (92), so it’s a small, weak affair. Surfable, but just barely.
After that, we’re back into small and weak conditions until Monday the 28th of September. The morning offers a couple of knee-high waves (1ft) from the WSW, with a long period of 14 seconds. The offshore wind from the NNE will make it clean, and the longer period means it’ll have a bit more shape. The energy is still weak (96). It's not pumping, but it’s clean and rideable for the most patient surfer.
Looking further ahead, the morning of Wednesday the 30th of September gets a bit more interesting, but it's mixed. Swell jumps to 7ft from the WSW, but the period is a short, crumbly 6 seconds. That much size (over 5ft) means it’s getting too big for beginners, and the short period makes it a bumpy, chaotic mess. The combined energy is moderate (384), but with the wind coming across from the east, it will be lumpy. This is more of a kiter’s session than a clean paddle surf.
Right now, the only standouts in this entire window would be the clean but small windows on the 26th and the 28th. They're not classics, just clean little waves for a log or a funboard. The bigger stuff on the 30th is too messy to recommend unless you're desperate and don't mind sloppy conditions.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
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 kJ | 55 | 115 | 29 | 168 | 131 | 58 | 30 | 50 | 191 | 246 | 233 | 111 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.85m | 4:45PM1.92m | 00:15AM1.92m | 5:03AM1.87m | 5:17PM1.91m | 00:26AM1.78m | 5:38AM1.88m | 5:51PM1.89m | 00:50AM1.65m | 6:17AM1.88m | 6:27PM1.87m | 1:31AM1.53m | 7:02AM1.88m | 7:06PM1.85m | 7:57AM1.87m | 7:46PM1.83m | 10:24AM1.90m | 8:07PM1.84m | |||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.83m | 2:52PM1.69m | 7:45PM0.97m | 8:01AM1.09m | 3:03PM1.64m | 8:22PM1.16m | 8:36AM1.32m | 3:16PM1.58m | 9:01PM1.32m | 9:12AM1.52m | 3:37PM1.55m | 9:50PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.67m | 3:57PM1.57m | 1:25AM1.40m | 1:58PM1.53m | 1:58AM1.27m | 2:20PM1.42m | 2:26AM1.12m | ||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | — | 23 | — | 2 | 31 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | SW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 115 | 29 | 168 | 131 | 58 | 30 | 50 | 191 | 246 | 233 | 111 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 48 | 260 | 368 | 260 | 185 | 337 | 241 | 241 | 183 | 241 | 189 | 149 | 120 | 119 | 112 | 119 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 22 |
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