Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.02° W

The Boiler 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
1265
1381
1420
1697
2328
4396
4275
3965
3611
3106
2931
2665
2394
2078
1787
1523
1220
1053
797
701
Wind (km/h)
40
S
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13PM9.68m
6:31AM9.66m
6:53PM9.71m
7:10AM9.67m
7:34PM9.57m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.27m
00:15AM1.12m
12:32PM1.17m
00:52AM1.14m
1:10PM1.23m
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
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6:58
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7:01
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5:00
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4:59
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4:57
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 mm
9
6
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1
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
16
16
16
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
10
7
7
4
3
4
4
3
5
6
6
6
8
8
9
11
10
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