Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
192 | 92 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 00:13AM7.29m | 12:49PM7.00m | 1:23AM6.79m | 2:19PM6.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM3.08m | 6:17AM3.42m | 7:01PM3.61m | 7:43AM3.84m | 8:36PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
8 | 92 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | NW 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
4 | 61 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 8 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
192 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 318 | 14 | 20 | 188 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 157 | 189 | 188 | 188 |
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