Bournemouth Boscombe Pier

13.6°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.6°C

Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by the promenade. It also has a pier, restaurants, and an artificial surf reef.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset

Season

Designated bathing water since 1993. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an overflow to sea from the Boscombe No.1 pumping station approx. 600m South of the Environment Agency monitoring point. The operation of the overflow can lead to a drop in bathing water quality.

This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/