The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
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
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
347
298
260
260
224
219
223
219
217
185
185
185
217
219
125
131
195
195
195
165
157
130
129
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:59AM0.32m
10:43PM0.26m
1:01PM0.32m
10:51PM0.24m
2:00PM0.31m
10:47PM0.22m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.11m
5:38PM0.20m
5:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.22m
5:58AM0.06m
9:14PM0.22m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<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
6:36
6:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
27
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