The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is

29.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	N 14	N 13	E 8	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9
Wave Graph
kJ	21	21	33	55	61	78	73	97	129	108	128	138	117	83	110	83	83	81	60	60	40
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		12:42PM0.33m								1:27PM0.32m									2:09PM0.32m
Low Tide							4:55AM0.06m									5:40AM0.08m					10:38PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	29	29	30	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 8	E 8	N 13	E 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	21	21	19	20	53	66	73	97	129	108	128	138	117	83	110	83	83	81	60	60	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	NE 7	N 13	NE 7	N 13	NE 12	NE 12	E 9	E 9	NE 11	NE 7	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	18	19	13	55	13	78	73	69	56	57	31	8	39	38	38	38	38	38	22	38	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 14	NE 7	NE 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 11	NE 12	NE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	7	7	33	13	28	13	19	20	33	68	8	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 8	ENE 7	E 10	E 8	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	17	15	15	15	61	33	68	52	—	—	56	56	3	6	7	5	5	5	6	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	164	166	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	8	7	28	28	28
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5

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