The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
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
E
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
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
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
213
213
217
185
185
190
146
176
195
195
191
157
182
207
202
196
187
200
158
159
177
210
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
30
28
28
29
28
27
27
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
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