Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, WSW swell with 356 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 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 | 7AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here again. Let's break down the next two weeks at Boscombe Pier, but this time in the old language. The story is the same: a whole lot of flat and funky before we get a tiny window of clean surf.
The Saturday 25th July start is a total dud. No swell, lousy wind, and the energy reading is a big fat zero. That "poor surf conditions" label is the truth. This pattern of small, choppy, and onshore junk is going to last for days on end. The water temperature is about what you'd expect for a summer's day, so a normal spring suit is fine.
We have to wait a full week before we see anything promising. That brings us to Wednesday 5th August. That morning, the wind goes glassy, and the swell finally shows up at 6ft from the WSW, with a combined energy of 316. That's the one to target. For a few hours, the waves at Boscombe Pier will be clean and surfable. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it's a bit of a crumbly windswell, not a powerful groundswell, but it's the best we'll see. The afternoon on the 5th gets wrecked by onshore winds, so you gotta be up early.
Thursday 6th August morning still has some waves at 4ft with a clean cross-offshore wind, but the energy is already dropping and it's just "ordinary" conditions.
Then, after another long gap, Sunday 9th August morning shows a weird one. A 4ft easterly swell with a clean offshore wind. The energy is moderate (141). The period is another short 6 seconds, so it's inconsistent. It's a long-range forecast, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's the only other blip on the radar.
So, to put it simply: the Wednesday 5th August morning session is your only real chance. It's not going to be epic, but it'll be the cleanest waves of the entire 16-day run. The rest of it is a long, flat wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 24 | 48 | 64 | 72 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 10:56AM2.01m | 2:46PM1.86m | 11:00PM2.20m | |||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:28AM0.59m | 1:15PM1.73m | 1:57AM1.70m | |||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 13 | — | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | SW 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | W 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 24 | 48 | 64 | 72 | 5 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 585 | 478 | 594 | 815 | 334 | 149 | 195 | 119 | 112 | 151 | 218 | 225 | 262 | 260 | 262 | 281 | 281 | 257 | 174 | 119 | 22 |
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