Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period, WSW swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boscombe Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Boscombe Pier in the next 16 days are 1.4m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Boscombe Pier over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim spell for the most part. The forecast is largely flat or tiny, and when there is a bit of bump, the wind is usually in the wrong spot. The water is sitting at 70°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one nice thing if you’re just floating around.
Friday the 24th has nothing doing – glassy flatness in the morning with a bit of wind later. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th see a little pulse of swell, up to about 5ft, but it’s short-period windswell from the WSW, and the wind is cross-off or cross, so it’s not clean enough to get excited about. The wave energy is weak, just 48 to 98. Monday the 27th drops right back off, and we’re into days of tiny, crumby waves, often with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy drops to single digits and low teens.
This run of poor surf stretches all the way to the end of July and into the first week of August. There are signs of a building swell on the 2nd of August, with the energy climbing to 118 and 126, but the wind is cross-onshore at 16 to 19 mph, making it lumpy and chopped. The swell is 3ft, but it’s messy. Not worth paddling out for.
The only real standout is Saturday the 8th of August. The morning brings a solid 6ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 6 seconds, and the wind is light offshore from the north at 6 mph. That’s going to be clean and fun, with combined energy of 277 (moderate-to-strong). It’s the best on offer, but it’s over a week away, so you’d want to check back closer to the time. The afternoon swings to a cross-onshore, so the morning window is the one. The break is a beach/pier setup, so with that period, it should be workable, but it’s not a classic groundswell. Just be aware, crowds are possible here.
Overall, it’s a long, flat, windy stretch, and then one promising morning. That’s the reality of it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 98 | 42 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.82m | 10:19AM1.69m | 9:26PM1.80m | 11:38AM1.76m | 8:58PM1.81m | 12:24PM1.82m | 8:24PM1.88m | 9:28AM1.75m | 1:02PM1.85m | 8:55PM1.98m | 9:46AM1.84m | 1:37PM1.86m | 9:38PM2.08m | 10:19AM1.93m | 2:11PM1.86m | 10:20PM2.15m | |||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM1.32m | 1:54AM1.23m | 2:14PM1.28m | 2:46AM1.11m | 3:03PM1.21m | 3:26AM0.98m | 3:42PM1.14m | 11:30PM1.78m | 4:01AM0.86m | 4:14PM1.07m | 00:11AM1.76m | 4:31AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.00m | 00:49AM1.74m | 4:59AM0.67m | 5:12PM0.93m | 1:24AM1.71m | ||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 14 | — | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 98 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 594 | 585 | 470 | 594 | 880 | 236 | 153 | 146 | 119 | 112 | 151 | 260 | 252 | 254 | 252 | 225 | 260 | 320 | 361 | |
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