Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this is a rough one for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a 16-day window, but it’s going to be a long, quiet stretch. There’s no real surf to get excited about, so I’ll walk you through the best of a bad lot, but don’t expect any screamers.

The only break on the cards is Boscombe Pier (a beach/pier setup). It’s inconsistent at the best of times, and right now, the ocean is just not cooperating. The water temperature is sitting at 68°F, which is a massive 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so you might not need the thickest wetsuit, but you will need a lot of patience.

The first few days are a write-off. The swell is tiny, the winds are messy, and the combined wave energy is weak. On Monday afternoon (7th September), we see a peak of 4ft from the WSW with a 13-second period, putting the combined energy at 721 (moderate). But it’s coming with a strong 19 mph SW cross-on wind, making it lumpy and poor. Not one to paddle out for.

Tuesday and Wednesday (8th–9th) stay small, with a bit of cleaner cross-off wind from the NW, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft to 3ft. The energy is in the double digits or low triple digits – weak stuff. The water temp anomaly is only noted on the first day, so take that as the baseline for the whole forecast.

A bit of a clean-up happens on Wednesday afternoon (9th) with light NW winds, but the swell is only 2ft and the period drops to 8 seconds. There’s a tiny window of clean surf, but no power behind it.

The rest of the first week is dominated by small, choppy, cross-on conditions. The swell direction shifts around, but the height stays below 3ft, and the period is short. The energy never gets above 129. It’s a boring stretch.

Moving into the second week, it gets even smaller. From Monday 14th September right through to Wednesday 16th, the swell drops to 1ft and then 0.3ft. We get some clean offshore and cross-off winds on the 16th, from the N and NNW, but the swell is a whisper. The combined energy is down to 6 or 9 – that’s as weak as it gets.

The final few days (17th–22nd) see a slight uptick, but it’s all short-period, wind-affected junk. A 3ft from the ESE on the 17th is blown out by a cross-on SE wind. The energy is low (44). The end of the run, on the 21st and 22nd, sees a fresh 22 mph cross-on wind with a tiny 0.7ft swell – just forget it.

The bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The break is inconsistent, and the forecasts are backing that up. This is a proper flat spell for the area. Keep the board in the car, but don’t bother waxing up. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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