Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bowls today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bowls at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | ENE 12 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 28 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.82m | 9:44PM2.01m | 10:45AM1.67m | 10:10PM1.90m | 11:36AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.44m | 3:44PM0.89m | 4:28AM0.53m | 4:08PM1.03m | 5:09AM0.65m | 4:32PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 9 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 7 | ENE 3 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 72 | 5 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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