The Boiler Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 4AM 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 Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
78
64
46
42
75
91
135
225
266
234
234
238
233
263
194
106
80
74
54
48
13
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:55PM8.48m
11:12AM8.06m
11:28PM7.89m
11:51AM7.51m
00:13AM7.29m
12:49PM7.00m
Low Tide
4:54AM2.27m
5:08PM2.48m
5:28AM2.83m
5:52PM3.08m
6:17AM3.42m
7:01PM3.61m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
18
18
16
13
12
13
15
16
16
17
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
13
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
10
9
11
14
13
12
13
10
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