The Bowl Surf Forecast

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The Bowl surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 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 24.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Bowl this week:

The surf forecast for The Bowl over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 25) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Bowl in the next 12 days are 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 19) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Monday (Sep 22) at 10AM.

Wave Type	Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7PM (Thu 25th Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Best Surf	7PM (Thu 25th Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Most Powerful	1PM (Fri 19th Sep)	4ft (1.2m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Bowl over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 18		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	15	14	13	12	12	10	9	9	10	16	14	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	392	410	366	447	336	202	168	257	313	581	437	210	169	192	201	198	313	357	569	499	408
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:07PM 1.20		5:17AM 1.29	5:59PM 1.23		6:09AM 1.30	6:45PM 1.27		6:57AM 1.30		7:26PM 1.29	7:42AM 1.29		8:05PM 1.31	8:25AM 1.28		8:42PM 1.32	9:07AM 1.25		9:20PM 1.31	9:49AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)		11:07PM 0.34	11:43AM 0.20		12:01AM 0.31	12:30PM 0.20		12:50AM 0.28		1:13PM 0.21	1:34AM 0.25		1:53PM 0.22	2:17AM 0.23		2:31PM 0.25	2:57AM 0.22		3:09PM 0.28	3:38AM 0.23

	Thu 18		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
Sunrise	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28
Sunset	6:36	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22
Feels °C (?)	15	17	17	17	15	16	16	15	16	15	16	12	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	18	17

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tongatapu

Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at The Bowl (light winds from the SSE at Fua amotu 26 km from The Bowl). 0.8m 10s swell from the S with a 0.6m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 0.4m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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26 km away, 1 h 23 min ago

13 km/h

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24.3

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Information about the The Bowl Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Bowl provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Bowl can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Bowl surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Bowl) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Bowl may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

The Bowl is 2 km (1 miles) from Neiafu. If you plan a holiday in Tonga - Tongatapu, look for hotels and other accommodation in Neiafu. Neiafu has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.