Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 50 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 64 | 86 | 82 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 118 | 116 | 45 | 42 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM4.84m | 9:16PM5.15m | 9:57AM4.97m | 9:59PM5.31m | 10:39AM4.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM1.13m | 3:05PM1.49m | 3:34AM0.89m | 3:48PM1.37m | 4:17AM0.79m | 4:28PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 25 | 18 | 33 | 46 | 64 | 86 | 82 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 118 | 116 | 28 | 38 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 532 | 838 | 774 | 786 | 785 |
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