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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 1 am 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 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
45 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 59 | 75 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 11:04PM0.85m | 11:32AM0.52m | 11:58PM0.80m | 12:40PM0.52m | 00:55AM0.75m | 1:53PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.02m | 5:24PM0.02m | 7:03AM0.02m | 6:31PM0.04m | 7:59AM0.01m | 7:42PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 75 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 271 | 271 | 31 | 489 | 427 | 386 | 280 | 271 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 578 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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