Boilers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, gather 'round. Rusty here, and I've got the skinny on what's shaking at Boilers. This is a reef setup that's exposed and can handle a good punch, but we gotta be patient this time around. The water's sitting at a pretty standard 69°F for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

The next 16 days start off a bit of a tease. Sunday morning (the 6th) is looking clean with glassy conditions and a tiny 3ft NNW swell (151 combined energy), but it's weak and short period, so it's more of a warm-up paddle than a proper session. Don't expect much. That afternoon, the wind kicks up and messes things right up.

Monday (7th) and Tuesday (8th) are frustrating. We've got some better swell energy building – moderate to strong numbers (317, 436, 388) – with a nice long-period groundswell from the WNW on Monday, but the wind is cross or cross-on, keeping the surface bumpy. It's a looker on paper but a choppy mess in the water. By Tuesday afternoon, the swell jumps up to 6ft but the period drops to a windy 7 seconds, and with a fresh cross-shore, it's a no-go.

We hit a rough patch mid-week. Wednesday (9th) and Thursday (10th) see the swell getting solid – 6ft to 7ft – and the combined energy is strong (502 to 706), but it's short-period wind swell with a cross wind that's just too lumpy. It's not clean, it's not well-shaped; it's just messy.

Now, there's a glimmer on Friday morning, September 11th. The wind goes glassy, and we get a clean 5ft NNW swell. The conditions should be good. But it's a short window before the wind swings cross-on again that afternoon.

The standout window, and the one I'm circling on the calendar, is the morning of Friday, September 18th. We get a proper glassy morning, a solid 6ft NNW swell with strong energy (558). That's the kind of power that can make a reef like this really sing. It's a groundswell, so expect long lulls between sets but the waves that come through will have some proper shape and grunt. This is your best bet.

Before that, Saturday morning (September 19th) also looks promising with clean conditions and a 4ft swell, and Sunday morning (September 20th) is another glassy session with a fun 5ft swell. Good options for a weekend paddle, but the 18th is the peak.

For the most part, the wind is a problem here, keeping things cross-shore and choppy. Crowds are a possibility at this spot, so if you hit the clean windows, don't expect to be alone. But for those glassy mornings, it'll be worth it.

Rusty.

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