The Boiler Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
40
38
58
77
74
68
86
94
94
124
149
146
176
240
100
98
120
88
84
82
80
57
64
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:47AM9.10m
7:08PM9.53m
7:37AM9.48m
7:55PM9.82m
8:21AM9.64m
8:38PM9.89m
Low Tide
00:33AM1.47m
12:53PM1.33m
1:26AM1.04m
1:41PM1.00m
2:12AM0.82m
2:23PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
22
27
31
29
26
24
23
22
24
25
25
23
20
18
18
18
19
21
20
21
17
Feels °C
17
14
14
18
23
27
26
25
24
23
21
23
22
22
21
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
14
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