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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Boiler surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boiler today?
The current surf forecast for Boiler at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
45 | 45 | 44 | 76 | 76 | 221 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 219 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 67 | 59 | 73 | 77 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.80m | 12:40PM0.52m | 00:55AM0.75m | 1:53PM0.52m | 1:53AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.02m | 7:03AM0.02m | 6:31PM0.04m | 7:59AM0.01m | 7:42PM0.05m | 8:52AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 76 | 76 | 84 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 47 | 32 | 42 | 44 | 59 | 73 | 77 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 221 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 323 | 244 | 125 | 20 | 7 | 40 | 701 | 563 | 1056 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 41 |
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