Boiler Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rusty here, checking in on Boiler Bay for the next couple of weeks. Water temp's around 56°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

Sunday afternoon kicks things off with some clouds, a light cross-off breeze, and a small 2-foot swell from the southwest at 14 seconds. It’s clean, with moderate energy churning (368). Not a lot of push, but it’s rideable.

Monday morning is the best of the early days. Glassy conditions, a 4-foot swell from the northwest (8-second period), and a light offshore wind. The ocean has moderate energy (291). It’s clean, small, and fun. By Monday afternoon, the wind shifts onshore and it gets messy.

Tuesday and Wednesday are blown out with onshore winds and increasing chop. Wednesday afternoon brings a 6-foot NW swell, but a 25 mph onshore wind makes it a choppy mess.

Thursday the 17th improves. Morning is cross-off with a 5-foot NW swell at 8 seconds. Moderate energy (491) and clean. Thursday afternoon goes cross-shore. Friday morning the 18th is glassy again with a 4-foot NW swell—another clean window before the onshore wind returns.

We hit a lull from Saturday the 19th to Monday the 21st. Swell drops to tiny (1 to 2 feet) with a long-period WSW groundswell (17-19 seconds). But the wind is howling onshore from the north at 15 to 25 mph, sometimes stronger. The energy is moderate to high (up to 567), but it’s a total mess. For a beach-and-reef setup, this looks more like a kitesurfing day than a surf day.

Tuesday the 22nd sees a big pulse: 7 feet from the WNW at 12 seconds, with very strong energy (1396). But it’s still onshore from the north—raw power, poor quality. Only for the hardcore.

Thursday the 24th is the clear winner. A solid 7 to 8-foot WNW swell (10-second period) meets a steady offshore wind from the SSW at 9 to 12 mph. The energy is very strong (1151 and 1222). Clean, powerful, and lined up for experienced surfers. Boiler Bay is a reef break, and though it favours a SW swell, this WNW angle will still deliver with the offshore wind grooming everything perfect.

Friday the 25th still has some quality in the morning with a 6-foot swell and light offshore breeze, but it goes cross-on and choppy in the afternoon.

The very end of the window, on Sunday the 27th, offers a glassy, small-wave gem. The swell is only 2 feet, but it’s a long-period WNW groundswell (18-19 seconds). The energy is surprisingly high (586-659). It’ll be clean, lined up, and smooth—perfect for a longboard.

Best bet: Thursday the 24th for the big, clean, powerful stuff. Sunday the 27th for a glassy, mellow session.

Rusty.

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