The Bowl Surf Forecast

/ Tongatapu (7 surf breaks) /

Tonga (17 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Bowl surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 +13

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 29.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Feb)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Feb)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (08 Feb)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

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		Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	280	187	244	244	235	231	231	231	184	175	164	162	238	231	231	277	257	250	295	295	295	295	299	313
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:03AM 1.19				12:26PM 1.27				12:54AM 1.12					1:11PM 1.22				1:46AM 1.06				1:59PM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)				6:08AM 0.31				6:47PM 0.31				6:53AM 0.38					7:39PM 0.34				7:41AM 0.44

		Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tuesday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22

Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	2	3	6	6	2
Temp. °C	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C (?)	31	31	29	28	29	28	29	28	28	28	27	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	27	26	27	27	28	27

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