The Bowl surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 +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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313161614141414151516161615151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36927722840640029335046659876710281281151316131753176018551956192918491639159114381326
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.51
10:11PM
1.34
10:20AM
1.49
11:08PM
1.31
11:16AM
1.44
12:08AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
-0.01
4:07AM
0.21
4:50PM
0.01
5:03AM
0.24
5:48PM
0.05
6:04AM
0.28
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--6:25-------6:24-------6:23-----
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clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
-132553334-332111-1321--
Temp. °C262726262626262626252627272526272727272727262626
Feels °C (?)242624252625252625232628302829292929303131302928
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