Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 341 | 336 | 285 | 281 | 300 | 373 | 432 | 427 | 391 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 195 | 132 | 128 | 118 | 116 | 90 | 89 | 101 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.15m | 12:40PM1.08m | 00:35AM1.12m | 1:27PM1.08m | 1:25AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.31m | 6:31PM0.50m | 7:02AM0.35m | 7:23PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | 7:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 486 | 486 | 336 | 285 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 450 | 450 | 391 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 195 | 132 | 587 | 118 | 116 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 346 | 341 | 88 | 125 | 281 | 285 | 373 | 432 | 427 | 212 | 140 | 208 | 168 | 136 | 132 | 124 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | N 11 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | S 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 55 | 20 | 69 | 162 | 300 | 238 | 231 | 215 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 85 | 33 | 128 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 101 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 104 | 497 | 497 | 157 | 147 | 135 | 121 | 5 | 529 | 600 | 612 | 605 | 600 | 668 | 188 | 587 | 654 | 652 | 666 | 668 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1876 | 861 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 802 | 863 | 861 | 1 | 850 | 850 | 728 | 850 | 850 | 1919 | 850 | 1898 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 850 |
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