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Bowls surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bowls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bowls sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bowls today?
The current surf forecast for Bowls at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | |
14 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.92m | 8:32PM1.73m | 7:49AM1.91m | 9:03PM1.69m | 8:14AM1.87m | 9:37PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.12m | 2:02AM0.80m | 2:34PM0.14m | 2:27AM0.86m | 3:04PM0.18m | 2:55AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 84 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 7 | W 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 34 | 121 | 135 | 130 | 92 | 77 | 121 | 97 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 100 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 609 | 26 | 26 | 689 | 689 | 700 | 667 | 609 | 619 | 621 | 658 | 0 | 658 | 619 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 609 |
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