
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Boiler today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 238 | 225 | 175 | 119 | 106 | 89 | 92 | 76 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM8.34m | 11:30PM8.31m | 11:51AM7.95m | 00:25AM7.86m | 12:55PM7.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM2.18m | 5:31AM2.32m | 5:52PM2.60m | 6:29AM2.77m | 7:06PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — |
163 | 238 | 225 | 175 | 119 | 106 | 89 | 92 | 76 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 898 | 632 | 360 | 320 | 360 | 139 | 190 | 0 | 144 | 421 | 393 | 352 | 351 | 349 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 368 | 368 | 365 |
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