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Boscombe Beach

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

Boscombe Beach 3 photos

  • Pumping Equipment, Boscombe Beach A large pipe with flotation buoys makes a good resting place for one of the workers building new apartments on the seafront at Boscombe just east of the pier, which c

    Pumping Equipment, Boscombe Beach A large pipe with flotation buoys makes a good resting place for one of the workers building new apartments on the seafront at Boscombe just east of the pier, which c. Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Boscombe: foamy froth on the beach A terrifically windy day, with flood and gale warnings across the southwest of England and south Wales. Little blobs of the frothy wave tops become separated and get

    Boscombe: foamy froth on the beach A terrifically windy day, with flood and gale warnings across the southwest of England and south Wales. Little blobs of the frothy wave tops become separated and get. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Boscombe, taking the plunge Intrepid members of Bournemouth Spartans (greatly outnumbered by spectators) taking their annual Christmas Day dip in the sea, on a fine, cool morning; Boscombe Pier in the

    Boscombe, taking the plunge Intrepid members of Bournemouth Spartans (greatly outnumbered by spectators) taking their annual Christmas Day dip in the sea, on a fine, cool morning; Boscombe Pier in the. Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
1.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Boscombe Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
4930 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
7848 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
1.1Poor8 am2515
1.1Poor9 am3421
0.8Poor10 am3421
1.1Poor11 am3924
1.1Poor12 pm5031
1.1Poor1 pm5735
1.1Poor2 pm4528
1.2Poor3 pm4427
1.4Poor4 pm4427
1.8Poor5 pm4125
Sat
3.9Poor8 am149
3.1Poor9 am159
2.4Poor10 am1912
1.4Poor11 am3220
1.5Poor12 pm2616
1.0Poor1 pm3623
0.9Poor2 pm4025
0.6Poor3 pm4327
0.5Poor4 pm4930
0.5Poor5 pm5132
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.3 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.8 m. High at 7 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.2 mHigh 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 7 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 54%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 190 m610 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms110 m360 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink60 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miBoscombe Pier
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m880 ftSan Remo Towers
Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miBournemouth (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • Boscombe PierRental
    240 m770 ft
  • Boscombe Pier & Sea RoadRental
    270 m900 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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