The Bowl surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 +13
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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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)--
Afternoon (04 Dec)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111212111111111111141314141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244203200169139144807572114409478553663734708629568471704818725915875
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
1.53
7:20AM
1.34
7:28PM
1.55
8:17AM
1.36
8:23PM
1.55
9:14AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
-0.02
1:14PM
0.19
2:00AM
-0.06
2:11PM
0.18
2:55AM
-0.07
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset-7:10-------7:10-------7:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------2341-
Temp. °C252525252525252525252525252525252525252424242525
Feels °C (?)272625262525252626262525252525252524242323222222
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