
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 22 | 302 | 1906 | 3842 | 4291 | 2498 | 1553 | 822 | 562 | 586 | 510 | 518 | 472 | 355 | 299 | 267 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:26AM6.55m | 2:21PM6.88m | 3:00AM6.87m | 3:35PM7.41m | 4:06AM7.50m | 4:30PM8.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM4.17m | 8:44PM3.76m | 9:21AM3.69m | 9:51PM3.16m | 10:18AM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
59 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 803 | 130 | 582 | 510 | 518 | 472 | 355 | 299 | 267 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
22 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 302 | 1906 | 3842 | 4291 | 2498 | 1553 | 822 | 562 | 586 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 275 | 390 | 365 | 82 | 129 | 129 | 466 | 278 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 396 | 396 | 471 |
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