Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 240 | 180 | 89 | 70 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 143 | 332 | 736 | 1016 | 805 | 734 | 723 | 847 | 1189 | 1250 | 1137 | 755 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | 3:01AM4.28m | 3:55PM4.11m | 4:23AM4.15m | 5:15PM4.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:36AM2.09m | 10:15PM2.33m | 11:01AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 734 | 723 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 755 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 9 | W 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 311 | 240 | 180 | 28 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 67 | 143 | 332 | 736 | 1016 | 805 | — | — | 847 | 1189 | 1250 | 1137 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 446 | 206 | 266 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 123 | 148 | 364 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 345 | 345 | 412 | 412 | 378 | 421 | 7 |
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