Surf Forecasts:
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 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 347 | 284 | 232 | 183 | 173 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 19 | N 4 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 13 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 188 | 370 | 189 | 164 | 188 | 188 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 101 | 45 | 19 |
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