The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.7° 

The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bowl today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
839
732
649
561
493
430
425
396
382
339
297
258
224
219
219
219
219
219
213
213
246
252
260
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:53AM0.31m
10:28PM0.28m
11:59AM0.32m
10:43PM0.26m
1:01PM0.32m
10:51PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.14m
4:34PM0.18m
4:41AM0.11m
5:38PM0.20m
5:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.22m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
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