Surf Forecasts:
The Boiler surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 2,349 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Boiler this week:
The surf forecast for The Boiler over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Boiler in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Boiler over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 389 | 1561 | 749 | 277 | 177 | 129 | 71 | 37 | 393 | 776 | 876 | 1407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM8.75m | 8:21PM8.36m | 8:38AM8.39m | 8:54PM7.96m | 9:14AM7.98m | 9:33PM7.55m | 9:58AM7.58m | 10:23PM7.19m | 10:59AM7.27m | 11:32PM6.97m | 12:16PM7.20m | 00:52AM7.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM2.15m | 2:04PM2.24m | 2:14AM2.48m | 2:37PM2.61m | 2:46AM2.86m | 3:16PM3.00m | 3:25AM3.27m | 4:05PM3.37m | 4:20AM3.64m | 5:16PM3.60m | 5:44AM3.83m | 6:38PM3.55m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 24 | — | 749 | 277 | 177 | 129 | 71 | 31 | 393 | 776 | 876 | 1407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 10 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 60 | 389 | 1561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 147 | 162 | 398 | 234 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 196 | 130 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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