Boiler Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s have a look at the outlook for Boiler Bay. It’s a reef break that’s only for the advanced crew, and it’s fairly consistent. But honestly, the next 16 days are looking like a real grind for decent waves.

First up, we’ve got a run of small, textured swell with a lot of cross-onshore wind. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st of July are a write-off. The swell is only around 2ft to 3ft from the SW, with a solid 15 to 16 second period, so there’s some energy in the water, but the wind is just messing it up. Too choppy and wind-rippled to bother with.

Saturday the 1st of August brings a tiny window of hope. The morning session looks clean with a light offshore breeze from the SSW. The swell is small at 2ft from the SW, with a 14-second period. It’s not going to be big, but it’ll be glassy, and that’s the best we’ve got for a while. The water temperature is a very unusual 49°, which is a massive 10° colder than average for this time of year – so suit up thick.

From Saturday afternoon right through to Tuesday the 5th of August, the wind turns onshore and the swell builds, but it’s all bumpy, cross-onshore junk. The period drops to 7-9 seconds, so it’s weak, wind-chopped, and honestly not worth paddling out.

The middle of the second week (Wednesday the 6th to Saturday the 9th of August) sees the swell size jump up to 7ft to 8ft from the NW, with a longer period of 10 seconds. The energy is strong. But the wind is still cross-onshore, leaving the surface with ripples and chop. It’s a lot of water moving around, but the quality is poor, and the size is well into expert-only territory. For a reef break, it’s going to be a washing machine unless you’re a real charger.

After that, it drops off fast. The final week (Sunday the 10th to Friday the 14th of August) is a mix of onshore wind and small, messy swell. The period jumps back up to 15-17 seconds at times, but the wind is blowing straight onshore or cross-on, and the waves are only 2ft to 5ft. The wind on it, it’s not going to be fun.

The best on offer? Honestly, that Saturday morning on the 1st of August is your only real standout. It’s small, but with that offshore wind, it’ll be clean. For a reef break, a little waist-high glassy wave is better than a head-high mess. Friday the 7th of August morning is a distant second, but it’s still cross-onshore. The bigger stuff in the second week (Aug 6-9) has the size but the wind just ruins it. If you’re a kiter, that big NW swell with the cross-wind from Wednesday the 6th to Saturday the 9th might be more interesting than paddle surfing.

So, keep your eyes on that Saturday morning, and don’t get your hopes up for the rest.

Rusty.

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