Boscombe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks at Boscombe Pier. It’s a pretty bleak run, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. The whole 16-day window is a tough one, with very little that’s actually rideable. There’s a big gap of several days at the start with nothing worth paddling out for, and the pattern doesn’t really improve.

We start off on Thursday the 3rd of September. It’s messy. A 5ft swell from the WSW is there, but it’s short period at 6 seconds and the wind is a strong cross-onshore at 16 mph, gusting higher. The combined energy is weak (170), and the water is a very unusual 4° warmer than average, so it feels like a bath, but the waves are just poor. The swell bumps up to 6ft in the afternoon, but the wind picks up to 22 mph, making it lumpy and unappealing. Not a chance.

Friday the 4th sees a bit of a spike. The morning swell hits 7ft with a moderate 7-second period, and it’s a cross-offshore wind from the NW. The energy jumps to moderate (406), and the conditions are clean. But this is a beach/pier set-up, and at over 7ft, it’s pushing into expert-only territory, especially with that short period. By afternoon, the swell drops back to 4ft. It’s not a standout for the average punter.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a desert. Saturday the 5th through to the 12th offers nothing but tiny, weak, or messy conditions. The combined energy readings are mostly in the double digits, and the wind is often onshore or cross. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 7th afternoon with a 4ft swell and a very long period of 13 seconds, giving a moderate energy reading (491), but it’s still rated as poor surf. That long period groundswell, with clean cross-off wind, might offer a few clean lines if you’re desperate, but for a beach break, it’ll be fat and straight.

The second week stays flat. From the 13th of September onwards, we’re looking at swells under 3ft, and most days the energy is below 100. The 14th and 15th of September see some glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny at 3ft and 2ft with a short 4-5 second period. It’s pretty, but not surfable.

Honestly, there’s nothing here I’d recommend as a standout. The best chance, if you’re an experienced surfer, is the early morning of Friday the 4th for that 7ft swell, but even then, the short period and size make it a gamble. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. Keep an eye on the charts, but this stretch looks like a write-off.

Rusty.

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