Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks. I'll be honest, looking at the whole picture, it's a bit of a quiet spell for Boscombe Pier. The good news is that we've got consistent swell direction from the west-southwest, which this spot can handle, but the size and wind are just not lining up to give us anything worth paddling out for.

The whole forecast period is a bit of a write-off, I'm afraid. There's a real gap of quality surf here. We start off on Sunday the 13th with a weak 4 ft swell from the WSW, but the cross wind at 12 mph and short 5-second period just make it messy. That combined swell energy is only 59, so it's weak. The water is a notable 67°, which is 5° warmer than usual for this time of year—very unusual. Monday the 14th drops off even more, with tiny 2 ft swell and onshore wind. Tuesday the 15th stays small, though we do get a bit of clean surf in the afternoon as the wind swings to a cross-offshore from the NW at 19 mph, but the swell is only 3 ft with a 4-second period—barely a ripple.

Wednesday the 16th is clean again with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is tiny, just 1 ft to 1 ft. The energy is next to nothing (12 and 54). The only time the swell gets to a more interesting size is Thursday the 17th, where we see 5 ft in the morning and 5 ft in the afternoon from the WSW. The afternoon is clean with a cross-offshore wind from the WNW at 16 mph, and the combined energy is moderate at 133. That's probably the best of a bad bunch, but it's still only a 6-second period, so it's going to be weak and crumbly. Not a standout, just the least bad option.

Friday the 18th through to the end of the period is all small, weak, and mostly choppy. The swell gets up to 6 ft on Saturday the 19th, but with a fresh cross wind and a 6-second period, it'll be a lumpy, blown-out mess. That's more of a kite-surfing setup than anything else. After that, it drops away completely. By the 23rd and 24th, we're looking at 0.3 ft to 1 ft swell. There's a period of clean, offshore winds on Tuesday the 22nd from the north, but with only 2 ft of swell, you'd be floating. From the 25th onwards, the swell is virtually non-existent. There's a tiny pulse of very long-period, 13-second swell from the SW on the 28th, but it's only 0.3 ft.

So, to be blunt, there's nothing here that qualifies as a proper surf. The best you could hope for is a grovel on a longboard on Thursday the 17th afternoon when it's clean, but even that's a stretch. It's one of those periods where the forecast can only improve.

Rusty.

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