Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
540
531
432
411
347
284
232
183
173
128
95
93
68
59
57
36
35
34
20
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:56AM8.25m
10:10PM7.85m
10:28AM7.71m
10:47PM7.29m
11:15AM7.17m
Low Tide
3:53PM2.65m
4:02AM2.97m
4:29PM3.21m
4:39AM3.53m
5:24PM3.76m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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7:43
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6:16
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
6
9
8
7
7
4
4
4
3
7
8
7
6
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