Surf Forecasts:
Boscombe Pier surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, WSW swell with 394 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boscombe Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Boscombe Pier in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boscombe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, my friends, Rusty here. I’m going to give it to you straight: this is a grim outlook. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing coming up. It’s one of those flat spells that tests your soul.
The only spot we have to talk about is Boscombe Pier, and it’s always a bit of a tease. The water’s running unseasonably warm, about 71°F, which is over 9 degrees above what’s normal for this time of year. That’s a real anomaly.
For the next sixteen days, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. It starts off tiny. There’s a small bump around the 5th and 6th where the energy picks up to 199 and then 319, but the wind will be screaming from the southwest at 19-25 mph. It’s just going to be a mess—lumpy, choppy, and horrible. If you’re into kitesurfing, that might be your window, because for a surfer, it’s a write-off.
We get a brief reprieve on the morning of the 6th with a lighter northwesterly breeze and a clean-looking 3ft, but the energy is only 50. It’s not enough to push you around. It’ll be a frustrating paddle for nothing.
After that, it’s a total flatline. The swell drops off, the periods are short and weak. Sure, there are a few glassy mornings, like on the 17th with a small 2-3ft wave, but again, no power behind it. It’s pretty water to look at, not to surf.
So, the short version: there’s nothing for us. Don’t even bother waxing up. Keep the board in the car and save your energy. This kind of run happens sometimes. We’ll get through it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | E 4 | E 5 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 7 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 59 | 16 | 44 | 120 | 199 | 319 | 123 | 50 | 92 | 51 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 109 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.13m | 4:06AM1.75m | 4:36PM1.91m | 00:48AM2.03m | 4:46AM1.77m | 1:20PM1.91m | 1:02AM1.91m | 5:27AM1.77m | 1:33PM1.82m | 1:04AM1.80m | 6:09AM1.76m | 1:32PM1.75m | 1:42AM1.68m | 6:55AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.68m | 7:14PM1.88m | 7:57AM1.74m | 7:17PM1.88m | ||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.77m | 3:01AM1.69m | 7:14AM0.53m | 2:59PM1.75m | 7:35PM0.80m | 7:56AM0.63m | 3:27PM1.76m | 8:21PM0.89m | 8:43AM0.79m | 3:44PM1.75m | 9:14PM1.01m | 4:10AM1.67m | 3:22PM1.71m | 10:18PM1.11m | 10:45AM1.12m | 3:30PM1.65m | 11:32PM1.14m | 12:01PM1.19m | 00:49AM1.09m | |
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 26 | — | 59 | 13 | 44 | 120 | 199 | 319 | 123 | 50 | 92 | 51 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 48 | 109 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 174 | 112 | 195 | 174 | 326 | 151 | 337 | 334 | 260 | 53 | 297 | 263 | 47 | 326 | 428 | 107 | 232 | 241 | 165 |
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