Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Boscombe Pier over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the next two weeks are looking tough. It's a long, quiet stretch with a whole lot of nothing on the cards. The water is sitting at 71°F which is way warmer than usual for this time of year, so it's a bit of a weird one.

The first sliver of anything rideable doesn't show up until Wednesday morning, August 19th, but even then it's pretty ordinary. We've got a small 2ft swell from the WSW, short period of 5 seconds, and a light cross-shore wind. The energy is next to nothing at 42, so don't expect much. The afternoon picks up a bit to 4ft, but the wind swings to the WSW and howls at 19 mph, making it lumpy and choppy.

Thursday the 20th is more of the same – a bit of height in the morning at 4ft, and the afternoon pushes up to 6ft with moderate energy (246). But the cross-shore wind keeps things messy. Friday the 21st is tiny, with 1ft and not enough push to get excited about.

There's a gap from Saturday the 22nd right through to Tuesday the 27th of August, where the swell just drops off the map – we're talking ankle-snappers of 0.3ft to 2ft. Even when the wind goes clean and offshore, there's just no swell to work with. Kite surfers might be interested in the stronger winds on Monday the 24th, but for paddle surfing, it's a write-off.

Wednesday the 26th sees a bit of a bump with 4ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon from the SW. The energy starts to show some life at 424, but the cross-onshore wind and short period (7 seconds) mean it's going to be a choppy, lumpy mess – not really worth paddling out for.

The only real standout in the whole forecast is Monday, August 31st in the afternoon. We've got a solid 7ft swell from the WSW, with a longer period of 11 seconds and a clean cross-offshore wind from the WNW. The energy is pumping at 1061. That's a lot of power. At 7ft, it's getting into expert territory, but the conditions will be clean. This is promising, but it's a long way out, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

The first week of September is a letdown, with small, weak swells and messy winds. Tuesday the 1st has 6ft in the morning but it's cross-shore and choppy, and the energy is decent at 548. Still, with the wind, it's not going to be great.

Overall, it's a bleak outlook. Save your energy for the 31st of August if you're an experienced surfer, but don't hold your breath. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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