Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 48 | 43 | 75 | 91 | 117 | 212 | 245 | 214 | 220 | 191 | 181 | 85 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM8.48m | 11:12AM8.06m | 11:28PM7.89m | 11:51AM7.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM1.94m | 4:54AM2.27m | 5:08PM2.48m | 5:28AM2.83m | 5:52PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 82 | 64 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 245 | 214 | 220 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 61 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — |
101 | 85 | 85 | 82 | — | — | — | 43 | 75 | 91 | 117 | 212 | — | — | 146 | 191 | 181 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 360 | 176 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 139 | 320 | 360 | 360 | 320 | 227 | 144 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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