The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
89
57
57
42
37
58
29
35
26
27
28
37
37
36
35
48
34
33
39
37
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:14PM0.31m
3:06PM0.30m
3:56PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.05m
7:27AM0.07m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:10
6:09
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
29
30
29
29
28
29
29
29
31
29
29
28
29
29
29
31
31
30
29
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