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Boiler surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Boiler surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boiler sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 7.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boiler today?
The current surf forecast for Boiler at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 96 | 70 | 73 | 62 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.60 | 12:59AM 0.54 | 12:55PM 0.53 | 2:00AM 0.55 | 1:56PM 0.47 | 2:55AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM -0.00 | 7:02AM 0.03 | 7:35PM 0.00 | 8:06AM 0.03 | 8:22PM 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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