Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1086 | 892 | 802 | 653 | 1189 | 1047 | 919 | 805 | 909 | 895 | 909 | 1083 | 926 | 1005 | 880 | 785 | 1144 | 1122 | 1050 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.12m | 2:08PM1.04m | 2:08AM1.10m | 3:00PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.50m | 7:46AM0.36m | 8:01PM0.51m | 8:38AM0.37m | 8:57PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1086 | 892 | 802 | 653 | 1189 | 1047 | 919 | 805 | 909 | 895 | 909 | 1083 | 926 | 1005 | 880 | 785 | 163 | 212 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 158 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 189 | 411 | 457 | 307 | 295 | 174 | 537 | 147 | 114 | 181 | 168 | 120 | 104 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 199 | 299 | 257 | 307 | 263 | 245 | 85 | 147 | 90 | 87 | 67 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | E 10 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 215 | 267 | 302 | 315 | 8 | 361 | — | — | 20 | 461 | 65 | 526 | 515 | 505 | 345 | 1144 | 1122 | 1050 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 1609 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 | 1876 | 0 | 0 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 | 1425 | 1425 | 861 | 861 | 861 | 1913 | 1883 | 1905 |
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