Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a mixed bag, and most of it is pretty ordinary. There’s a real gap at the start of the window where we’re just not getting any decent surf at Boscombe Pier. We’ve got a few days of small, weak, and messy waves from the 15th to the 26th, with the swell energy often below 100 (like 54, 55, and 68 on those first days), which is just weak stuff. There’s a bit more size on the 17th and 19th, pushing 6ft, but the wind is cross-onshore or fresh and lumpy, so it’s not looking clean. Honestly, that Thursday morning on the 17th, with 6ft and a 6-second period, is a bit of a mess – too short-period and bumpy for much fun.

Then we hit a proper dry spell. From the 21st through to the 26th, we’re mostly looking at knee-to-waist high slop. Waist-high at best on the 27th might be the only thing that gets a look in, but even then, it’s not exactly breaking clean. The water temperature is a big talking point – it’s sitting at 67° and that’s a whopping 6° warmer than usual for the time of year. That’s really unusual, so if you do get out, it’ll be a warm one.

There is one standout, and it’s not until Sunday the 27th. The morning shows a clean 3ft with a light cross-off breeze, and the swell direction is from the E, which is what we want here. The energy is still on the weak side, sitting at 89, but it’s the only time in the whole run where the conditions line up – clean, light wind, and a hint of a wave. A long-period 13-second swell on the afternoon of the 27th is there but it’s tiny and from the wrong direction, so don’t get too excited.

Because the period is so long on that 27th afternoon, it might be breaking a bit too straight on this beach/pier setup. But overall, this is a poor outlook. There are no real “good” days, and the best of a bad bunch is that Sunday morning. A lot of the time the energy is super weak, often dropping below 100, and frequently in the low teens and single digits. The whole second week is particularly grim – we’re talking 0.3ft to 1ft with strong winds on the 29th. It’s a blank run for most of it, and that’s pretty normal for this stretch of coast. If you’re desperate, you might get a few clean ones, but you’ll be fighting for every ripple. The setup looks more interesting for the kite surfers on those windy, choppy days than for us paddle surfers. Keep the hopes low, and this is one to mostly sit out.

Rusty.

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