The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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 Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
253
247
212
212
185
185
185
190
169
195
195
165
161
157
181
207
196
193
187
173
145
162
199
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01PM0.32m
10:51PM0.24m
2:00PM0.31m
10:47PM0.22m
3:00PM0.31m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.22m
5:58AM0.06m
9:14PM0.22m
6:41AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:36
6:36
6:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
30
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
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