Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 203 | 192 | 128 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:51AM7.51m | 00:13AM7.29m | 12:49PM7.00m | 1:23AM6.79m | 2:19PM6.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM3.08m | 6:17AM3.42m | 7:01PM3.61m | 7:43AM3.84m | 8:36PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
220 | 203 | 192 | 128 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 367 | 644 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 148 | 126 | 159 | 188 |
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