Boiler Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up over the next couple of weeks. The action starts Thursday morning, July 23rd, and the window is narrow, so you’ll want to be on it.

The first real standout is the Thursday morning session. We’re looking at a 4ft swell out of the NW with a 9-second period, which isn't massive but it’s packing moderate energy. The wind is a light 6 mph offshore from the SSW, so the surface is going to be clean. That’s the call for the week. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

Friday morning, July 24th, is another solid option. Swell drops slightly to 4ft but stays NW, and the wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW at 6 mph. The energy is still in the moderate range. The sets will be a bit more lined up, but the wind direction is a little less perfect than Thursday.

The afternoon of Friday is a bit of a weird one. The swell drops to 2ft, but it’s a long-period 24-second groundswell from the SW. The energy is actually moderate, but at that size, it’s going to be tiny and wonky. This is a prime example of a long-period swell being better suited to a point or reef than a beach break, but it’s just too small to get excited about.

Saturday, July 25th, is interesting. The morning is a 2ft SW groundswell (22 seconds) with moderate offshore wind (12 mph). The energy is moderate. The afternoon picks up to 3ft SW with the same strong offshore wind, and the energy jumps to strong. That’s the best energy of the bunch. The wind is going to keep it clean, but that 12 mph breeze is no joke—it’ll be a bit of a battle. Still, for the wave-starved, it’s worth a look.

Sunday, July 26th, offers a 3ft SW swell (20 seconds) with light cross-offshore wind in the morning. The energy is strong. It’ll be clean, but the period is dropping, and the size is small.

After that, things fall apart. From Monday, July 27th, onward, the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell drops to under 3ft. The energy fades from moderate to weak. The wind is mostly from the NNW, which is just not the direction for this spot. It’s a long stretch of poor, choppy conditions.

There is a brief flicker around August 4th and 5th with a new NW swell pushing 5ft, but the period is a pathetic 5-6 seconds (windswell), and the wind is onshore. That’s more kite-surfing territory than anything for a paddle board. The combined energy is low, so don’t get your hopes up.

Bottom line: The best bet is Thursday morning, July 23rd. It’s the cleanest combination of solid waist-high swell and glassy offshore wind. Saturday afternoon is the next best if you can handle the wind. The rest of the window is a write-off until the very end of the period, and even that looks rough.

Rusty out.

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