Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 287 | 364 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 706 | 613 | 595 | 485 | 455 | 434 | 359 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 178 | 273 | 192 | 249 | 304 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.16m | 4:19PM1.01m | 4:19AM1.16m | 5:10PM1.04m | 5:09AM1.18m | 5:57PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.35m | 10:06PM0.49m | 10:56AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.47m | 11:43AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 210 | 227 | 156 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 706 | 613 | 595 | 485 | 455 | 434 | 359 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 178 | 273 | 71 | 192 | 189 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 215 | 212 | 364 | 121 | 123 | 90 | 90 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 113 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 107 | 102 | 148 | 125 | 249 | 304 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 297 | 287 | 215 | 215 | 218 | 181 | 151 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 192 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 153 | 182 | 193 | 222 | 226 | 233 | 179 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 111 | 150 | 254 | 351 | 397 | 358 | 272 | 243 | 294 | 407 | 604 | 784 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 850 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 861 | 861 | 1905 | 1902 | 1902 | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 861 | 861 | 1931 | 1931 | 1900 | 1900 | 754 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 861 |
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