The Boiler Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.6° 

The Boiler surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Boiler today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
176
130
81
81
81
84
66
84
66
51
57
75
94
135
212
222
186
151
151
150
190
157
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM8.59m
10:55PM8.48m
11:12AM8.06m
11:28PM7.89m
11:51AM7.51m
Low Tide
4:25AM1.75m
4:35PM1.94m
4:54AM2.27m
5:08PM2.48m
5:28AM2.83m
5:52PM3.08m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
17
18
19
16
Feels °C
16
17
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
12
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