Boiler Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a mixed bag on the horizon for Boiler Bay, a reef break that only the advanced crew should be looking at. The next few days have a couple of windows that’ll get your heart pumping, but after that, it’s a long stretch of ugly.

The week kicks off with a real gem on Monday morning, July 27th. It’s clear skies, a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW at 6 mph, and the ocean is serving up a clean 3 ft groundswell from the SW. The period is a massive 18 seconds – that’s proper long-period energy, the kind that lines up beautifully on a reef like this. The combined energy is a solid 608 (moderate), so there’s plenty of push. This is the standout of the whole outlook. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Monday afternoon gets a bit messier. The wind swings to the west and goes cross-shore, the swell drops to a 2/10 score, and the conditions get a little rippled. Not the best.

Tuesday morning, July 28th, is another solid shout. We’ve got some clouds, a light cross-offshore breeze again, and a 2 ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period. The energy is still there at 578 (moderate), and it’s clean. But it’s a step down from Monday morning’s glory.

Then the wheels come off. From Tuesday afternoon all the way through to Sunday, August 10th, it’s a long, grim run of poor surf. The wind goes onshore or cross-onshore from the NNW, the swell gets short and weak, and the combined energy drops into the low hundreds or even the 80s at times. There’s one spike of 5 ft to 7 ft around August 3rd and 4th, but it’s wind-affected, onshore slop with a period of 5-7 seconds. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. For the advanced crew, the bigger days over 8 ft are expert-only, but with the wind on it, it’s honestly looking more interesting for kites than paddle surfing.

The combined energy stays in the 200-600 range (weak to moderate), but the wind ruins every single session. There’s a gap of nearly two weeks of no good options.

To sum it up: Monday morning, July 27th is your absolute best bet. Clean, long-period groundswell, light offshore wind, and a reef that will handle it. Tuesday morning is a decent backup. After that, don’t bother. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long blank run.

Rusty.

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