Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boiler today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Boiler at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.73m | 12:10PM0.76m | 00:25AM0.68m | 1:01PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.06m | 6:04AM0.06m | 6:27PM0.07m | 6:48AM0.07m | 7:18PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 5 | E 14 | — | E 6 | E 13 | E 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2199 | 816 | 1029 | 1029 | 814 | 236 | 280 | 244 | 393 | 518 | 447 | 454 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 20 | 12 |
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