Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1305 | 914 | 1194 | 3981 | 5700 | 5938 | 5614 | 4555 | 3811 | 2780 | 2553 | 2155 | 1989 | 1831 | 1765 | 1430 | 1279 | 1104 | 1164 | 1281 | 1509 | 1989 | 1960 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | 5:03AM3.73m | 5:02PM3.93m | 6:06AM3.95m | 6:03PM4.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM2.83m | 10:28PM2.46m | 11:00AM2.75m | 11:43PM2.26m | 12:07PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1305 | 914 | 787 | 3981 | 5700 | 5938 | 5614 | 4555 | 3811 | 2780 | 2553 | 2155 | 1989 | 1831 | 1765 | 1430 | 1279 | 1104 | 1164 | 1281 | 1509 | 1989 | 1960 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 329 | 1194 | 40 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 106 | 82 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 61 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | 34 | 73 | 117 | 199 | 224 | 206 | 152 | 232 | 84 | 226 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
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