Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 49 | 123 | 126 | 81 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 111 | 123 | 112 | 108 | 150 | 182 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:23PM9.02m | 10:41AM8.59m | 10:55PM8.48m | 11:12AM8.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM1.48m | 4:25AM1.75m | 4:35PM1.94m | 4:54AM2.27m | 5:08PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 18 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 16 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 |
6 | 6 | 9 | — | 9 | 5 | 126 | 81 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | SW 16 |
6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
42 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 49 | 123 | — | — | 94 | 78 | 78 | — | — | 123 | 112 | 108 | 150 | 182 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 450 | 477 | 171 | 360 | 234 | 48 | 144 | 779 | 778 | 378 | 176 | 48 | 320 | 320 | 319 | 308 | 320 | 283 | 144 |
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