Bournemouth – Boscombe

Bournemouth, England (Dorset), United Kingdom

Sports: Surfing, SUP

Best time to go: November–December

Boscombe is part of Bournemouth's long sandy beach on the Dorset coast. The beach faces south into Poole Bay and needs a south-westerly Atlantic swell or a strong Channel windswell to break. Waves are usually small and soft, peeling over sandbars around Boscombe Pier and the groynes, and northerly winds blow offshore.

It is a good place for beginners and longboarders, with surf schools and lifeguards in summer, and the waves are best in autumn and winter. Groynes and the pier piles are hazards when the surf is bigger, and rip currents can form along them. The beach is easy to reach by train and bus and has plenty of facilities.

Month by month at Bournemouth – Boscombe

January: 16 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 1.8 m, water 9°C, air 8°C (nights 4°C), 13 sunny days, 14 rainy days
February: 16 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 1.7 m, water 9°C, air 10°C (nights 6°C), 12 sunny days, 13 rainy days
March: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1.4 m, water 9°C, air 11°C (nights 6°C), 19 sunny days, 13 rainy days
April: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1.3 m, water 11°C, air 14°C (nights 7°C), 25 sunny days, 11 rainy days
May: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 14°C, air 17°C (nights 10°C), 28 sunny days, 11 rainy days
June: 12 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 1 m, water 16°C, air 20°C (nights 13°C), 28 sunny days, 10 rainy days
July: 12 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 18°C, air 22°C (nights 15°C), 28 sunny days, 9 rainy days
August: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 1 m, water 19°C, air 22°C (nights 15°C), 27 sunny days, 9 rainy days
September: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1.2 m, water 18°C, air 19°C (nights 13°C), 23 sunny days, 13 rainy days
October: 17 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 16°C, air 16°C (nights 11°C), 20 sunny days, 16 rainy days
November: 18 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 1.9 m, water 13°C, air 12°C (nights 8°C), 13 sunny days, 15 rainy days
December: 21 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 16 knots, waves 2 m, water 11°C, air 10°C (nights 6°C), 9 sunny days, 12 rainy days

When is the best time to go surfing at Bournemouth – Boscombe?

November–December, when the waves are biggest.

How warm is the water at Bournemouth – Boscombe?

9°C to 19°C over the year: a 4/3 full suit in the warmest month, a 6/5 with hood, boots and gloves in the coolest.

How windy is Bournemouth – Boscombe?

About 173 days a year with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots in the daytime, most in December.

Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).

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