Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Some 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
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
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clear
cloud
clear
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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
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