Bowes Rivermouth surf break

Bowes Rivermouth surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 AWST
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Bowes Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bowes Rivermouth sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bowes Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Bowes Rivermouth at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

Table - waves today at Bowes Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)191818171616161615151515141415161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)176915601904167713501236912926954101010771087139412291717229527723968410842044429518751875086
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
0.71
6:54AM
0.72
7:54AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
0.03
3:59PM
0.01
4:32PM
0.01
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:50-------6:48--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------
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Rain (mm)
---------234511851-1-----
Temp. °C201918181818212120191918171616161817171616151617
Feels °C (?)201917171716171717161515121311111313131314141413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - North West

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 49 km from Bowes Rivermouth has fallen light (calm at Geraldton Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Bowes Rivermouth. 1.4m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.8m 19s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

    Bowes Rivermouth
  2. weather stationWind Update Recent clean conditions at Gantheaume Point (Broome) have likely become affected by the arrival of onshore winds (light winds from the NW at Broome Airport 5 km from Gantheaume Point (Broome)). 0.2m 3s local chop from the NW to make surfable waves.

    Gantheaume Point (Broome)
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Air / Water (°C)
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