Surf-Forecast | Boiler Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.72° N 75.49° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boiler sea temperature is

17.6°C

Boiler surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Boiler Surf Guide

Boiler in North Carolina is an exposed sandbar break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Boiler Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Boiler:

The best conditions reported for surf at Boiler occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Boiler (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Boiler with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in July while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 16% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

33%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

16%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Boiler Location Map

Interactive Boiler surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Boiler is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 86 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Boiler is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 132 km (82 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Boiler Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 13:11 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	ESE	E	E	E
Period (s)	6	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

Tides at Boiler

Current tide and informaton

For Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, 6 km from Boiler.

Next High Water: 02:56pm | 0.69m

Next Low Water: 09:30pm | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Boiler Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.6 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Boiler. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite