The Boiler Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, this stretch is a tough one. For the most part, we're looking at a lot of small, wind-affected slop, especially through the first week. There's one real standout window that has some promise, but the rest is a waiting game.

We start off on Thursday the 3rd with a cross-onshore blow from the WSW at 16 mph pushing into a lumpy, 5ft swell at The Boiler. Not worth paddling out for. That theme carries through Friday the 4th, with a bigger 6ft swell on the cards but it's still getting hammered by that fresh breeze. The water's sitting at a very unusual 68°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

Finally, on the morning of Saturday the 5th, things go glassy. We get a drop-off down to 3ft from the WSW, and with a slight breeze, it turns clean. The wave energy is weak though (107), and the 7-second period means it'll be a bit fat and slow. A session on a longboard might be worth it, but it's pretty ordinary.

The surf basically flatlines from Sunday the 6th onwards, with poor quality, weak energy readings, and dodgy winds, until we hit a proper spike. Now, here's the standout: Monday the 7th. The Boiler sees a solid 6ft groundswell from the W, with a long period of 13 seconds pumping in a hefty 1291 units of energy. The morning is clean under a moderate cross-offshore WNW breeze. This is where the swell will really wrap in nicely for a reef set-up like this. It's a classic groundswell, so expect nice, lined-up waves with long gaps between sets. It's looking decent for the intermediate crew. That afternoon holds similar size and energy, but the wind goes cross-shore and gets a bit of chop in it.

Tuesday the 8th still has a solid 8ft from the W in the morning, keeping the energy high (828) and clean under a cross-offshore wind. That's pushing towards expert territory though. By the afternoon it turns lumpy.

After that, from Wednesday the 9th through the 18th of September, it all fades away into tiny, weak dribble. Most sessions are showing poor surf conditions, with no energy to speak of. The few cleaner moments in the second week have swells under 3ft, with very weak energy readings. Not a lot to get excited about, to be honest.

Bottom line: if you've got a window, fire up for Monday the 7th and maybe Tuesday the 8th. Otherwise, it's a long stretch of flatness.

Rusty.

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