Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 74 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:37AM9.39m | 9:51PM9.46m | 10:10AM9.04m | 10:23PM9.02m | 10:41AM8.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.99m | 3:34PM1.13m | 3:57AM1.32m | 4:04PM1.48m | 4:25AM1.75m | 4:35PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 74 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 17 | — | — | W 17 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 39 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 36 | — | 62 | 60 | 54 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 205 | 262 | 419 | 423 | 433 | 432 | 223 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 423 | 443 | 360 | 320 | 320 | 232 | 223 | 48 | 426 | 1054 | 775 | 690 |
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