The Bowl Surf Break

The Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 6 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bowl sea temperature is
23.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
793
857
950
693
679
515
505
436
427
346
285
232
232
194
194
186
154
151
109
104
145
186
181
165
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM1.17m
11:03AM1.20m
11:45PM1.19m
11:47AM1.17m
00:25AM1.22m
12:35PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.42m
5:22PM0.27m
5:45AM0.41m
6:01PM0.29m
6:33AM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
793
857
950
693
679
515
505
436
427
346
285
232
232
194
194
186
154
151
109
77
85
85
85
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
S
8
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
61
61
43
43
43
44
27
27
7
63
61
53
53
33
32
29
51
77
104
21
145
186
181
165
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SW
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
73
72
42
37
41
35
7
7
40
6
4
4
3
3
13
52
28
17
17
104
24
26
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
2
5
16
15
14
24
3
3
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2057
861
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
728
1
728
727
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga - Tongatapu
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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