
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
347 | 284 | 232 | 183 | 173 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM7.85m | 10:28AM7.71m | 10:47PM7.29m | 11:15AM7.17m | 11:46PM6.77m | 12:40PM6.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM2.97m | 4:29PM3.21m | 4:39AM3.53m | 5:24PM3.76m | 5:46AM4.07m | 7:08PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
347 | 284 | 232 | 183 | 173 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 19 | N 4 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 13 | W 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 188 | 370 | 189 | 164 | 188 | 188 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 101 | 45 | 19 |
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