The Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.07° N 63.01° W

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1.4
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
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
260
224
219
219
219
219
219
217
212
217
185
185
157
147
195
195
165
161
130
187
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
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
5:38PM0.20m
5:19AM0.08m
6:59PM0.22m
5:58AM0.06m
9:14PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
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