Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
1.1
SW
5
2
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
W
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
51
62
352
2561
3366
2844
2375
1619
981
603
494
821
717
587
462
322
273
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
S
25
S
30
S
20
WSW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SSW
25
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21PM6.88m
3:00AM6.87m
3:35PM7.41m
4:06AM7.50m
4:30PM8.06m
Low Tide
8:44PM3.76m
9:21AM3.69m
9:51PM3.16m
10:18AM3.03m
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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6:13
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6:10
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6:08
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 mm
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3
7
3
1
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1
1
1
3
1
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4
5
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
7
6
7
-1
-1
0
2
4
4
4
4
6
7
9
8
6
5
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