Boilers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

This forecast is a bit of a tease. We’ve got a solid stretch of swell early on, but the wind is going to be the main character for most of these next two weeks. The key is cherry-picking the clean windows, mostly in the mornings when that cross-shore noise dies down and it turns glassy. There’s a rhythm to it, if you’re willing to work for it.

The standout play for the whole period is Saturday morning, August 8th, down at Boilers. The swell is a solid 6ft at 7 seconds, coming out of the NNW. Combined energy is moderate at (353). More importantly, it’s clean—wind is glassy at just 3 mph from the ENE. That’s prime time. This is an advanced reef break that’s very consistent and handles this kind of swell well. Water temp is about average at 70°F. Expect some good, clean surf. That’s your best bet, full stop.

After that, the wind starts to mess with things. Saturday afternoon turns lumpy as a fresh NNW cross-shore kicks up to 19 mph. It’s going to get chopped and blown out. Not our friend.

Sunday morning, August 9th is a bit of a drop-off. The swell is still there at 7ft, but the wind is a light cross-shore, making things a bit ripply. The wizard’s calling it marginal, and honestly, it looks like a “maybe” session. Not the day to get overly excited.

The pattern continues into the next week. The mornings are where it’s at. Monday morning, August 10th is another clean one with 6ft swell and glassy conditions under a light ENE breeze. That’s a solid morning for Boilers. The afternoons are all about that fresh NNW cross-shore, ruining what could be a good thing.

Tuesday morning, August 11th has a smaller 4ft swell, but it’s glassy. It’s surfable, but it won’t be lighting anyone up. The period is short at 6 seconds, so it'll be a bit weaker.

There’s a similar window on Wednesday morning, August 12th with 5ft swell and glassy conditions. Again, the key is getting out there early before the cross-shore builds.

After that, we run into a bit of a dry stretch for quality. From around Thursday, August 13th through to the following week, the wind is more consistently cross-shore, and the conditions get mushy. We’re looking at a lot of poor or marginal calls. The afternoons are basically a write-off with fresh cross-shore winds.

There’s a final flicker of hope on Saturday morning, August 15th. It’s another glassy morning with a 6ft NNW swell, and the energy is back up there at (407). That’s a promising repeat of the pattern we saw on the 8th. Mark it down, though the long-range forecast is a bit less certain.

The last shot of the run is Sunday morning, August 23rd. We see a light cross-offshore breeze and a 3ft swell. It’s a small, clean end to the period, but with a short period and lower energy (148), it will be more of a longboard kind of morning.

So, the game plan is simple: it’s all about the mornings, and there are two days—the 8th and the 15th—that stand out as the ones to circle. Everything else is about picking your moments and working around that afternoon cross-shore. It’s not going to be perfect, but there’s enough to scratch the itch.

Rusty out.

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