The Boiler Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer for The Boiler over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. This is a reef setup that’s inconsistent at the best of times, and right now, the conditions are just not coming together for a proper paddle session. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, I’m afraid. The swell is either too small or the wind is just too messy to make it worth your while. There’s a real gap here from the start all the way through, with no standout days to get excited about.

It kicks off on Friday, September 4th with a lumpy 5.9 ft swell from the WSW, but a fresh 22 mph cross-wind has it all chopped up and messy. The water temperature is sitting at 67.5°, which is a whopping 6.5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, a real warm patch. The combined energy is moderate (420), but the surf quality is just poor. Saturday morning, the 5th, sees a drop in size to 3.3 ft from the W with a cleaner look and a gentle cross-off breeze, but it’s still pretty ordinary. The rest of that weekend and into the next week is a series of small, weak swells or bigger, wind-affected ones. We get a pulse of serious energy on Monday the 7th, with a 5.6 ft to 6.6 ft WSW groundswell and a very long 13-second period. The combined energy is strong (1001 to 1275), but a fresh cross-wind just ruins the surface. This is the kind of energy that would be better at a point or reef, but the wind is the enemy here. For a solid stretch after that, we’re looking at small, clean waves but with next to no size – 0.7 ft to 1.3 ft from the WSW and W. It stays clean with cross-off winds, but there’s nothing to ride. Even into the second week, the 18th and 19th of September, we get some glassy conditions with no wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft to 2.0 ft from the E or W. The combined energy is barely a whisper (6 to 10). For a setup that’s already inconsistent, this blank run is pretty normal for the area. There’s just nothing here that’s worth paddling out for. If you’ve got a kite, the days with stronger wind and a bit of lump might be more interesting, but for a surfboard, it’s a hard pass.

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