Bowls Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Okinawa, Japan)

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Bowls Surf Guide

Bowls in Okinawa is a sheltered reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the north. A reef breaks left. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for coral, urchins, rips and sharks.

Bowls Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	24.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bowls:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bowls occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bowls (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bowls with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 19% of the time in December while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 63% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

19%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

18%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

63%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bowls Location Map

Interactive Bowls surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bowls is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bowls is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 21 km (13 miles) away.

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Bowls Surf Forecasts:

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12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 29 May 2023, 10:55 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 29
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Bowls

Current tide and informaton

For Toya, Okinawa, Japan, 3 km from Bowls.

Next High Water: 02:51pm | 1.4m

Next Low Water: 08:58pm | 0.78m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bowls Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.5 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite