The Boiler Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for The Boiler over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, this is a tough one. I'm looking at the whole 16-day window and, to put it bluntly, there's nothing that's going to get me out of bed in a hurry. We've got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions. The first few days are a write-off, and it doesn't really get any better. The water temperature is running a massive 8°F warmer than normal, sitting at 70°F, so at least you won't freeze waiting for a wave that never comes.

The Boiler is an inconsistent reef break, and this forecast shows exactly why. It's a fairly exposed spot, and it needs a decent SW swell to work, but the swell we're seeing is small, mostly from the W, and with short periods. The energy is weak, with the combined swell energy barely cracking 100 (102) on the morning of the 18th, and even then the wind is up. That's the best of a bad bunch, and it's not saying much. For the rest of the first week and into the second, it's all cross-shore wind or small, weak pulses with no power. We're looking at combined energy values of 29, 19, 27... all well under 100.

For a brief moment on the morning of Friday the 21st, we get a glassy wind from the NE with a 2ft swell from the W, period of 9 seconds. That's the cleanest the conditions will look, but the energy is still very weak (74) and the swell is tiny. It's surfable, but barely. After that, the swell drops even further, with periods getting longer but the heights disappearing. From the 23rd onward, we're looking at 0.7ft or 0.3ft swells with very long periods of 14 seconds. That's a lot of ocean movement but zero push for a wave. The winds turn strong offshore from the ENE on the 24th, but with no swell, it's just a windy day on dry land.

There are a few mornings towards the end of the month that look clean with offshore or cross-off winds, like the 26th and 27th, but again, the swell is either tiny (0.7ft to 2ft) or the energy is in the 10-50 range. There's just no power to work with. The afternoon of the 28th goes glassy again with a 2ft WSW swell, but it's the same story: no juice.

So, if you're desperate, the morning of the 21st is your best bet for a clean-ish, knee-high wave, but that's the only real standout, and even then it's a stretch. This is one of those stretches where the forecast is what it is. It’s a blank run for The Boiler. Don't bother getting the wax out just yet.

Rusty.

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