The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.9° 

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), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
201
168
142
135
108
90
89
73
57
56
49
35
29
33
28
27
36
50
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:14PM0.31m
3:06PM0.30m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.05m
6:33AM0.05m
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<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
6:12
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
30
31
30
29
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