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The Bowl surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 +13
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The Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
28.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.4
NNE
1.5
N
1.1
NNE
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.6
NNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131366613121313121212131351212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2031281007167113109108106122165827955585853725157571494747
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
1.20
4:17AM
1.03
4:22PM
1.19
5:10AM
1.03
5:09PM
1.20
5:59AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.44
10:10PM
0.35
10:06AM
0.47
10:59PM
0.33
10:55AM
0.47
11:47PM
0.30
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---7:28-------7:28-------7:28----
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Rain (mm)
-11211111122411-14112211
Temp. °C272727272727272726242424232424242423242625252627
Feels °C (?)282827272727282723212423232422222323242522222324
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