Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 125 | 196 | 144 | 85 | 55 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14AM4.57m | 9:16PM4.89m | 9:44AM4.72m | 9:46PM5.03m | 10:13AM4.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.30m | 3:40PM1.52m | 4:03AM1.17m | 4:11PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 57 | 120 | 87 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 125 | 196 | 144 | 85 | 55 | — | 23 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 218 | 380 | 171 | 214 | 214 | 171 | 214 | 223 | 35 | 183 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 65 | 86 | 86 | 65 |
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