The Boiler Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.7° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
92
70
132
82
61
54
34
13
16
13
14
24
14
18
18
18
17
16
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
20
W
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
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
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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