Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bowl today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bowl at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 729 | 626 | 615 | 494 | 476 | 385 | 402 | 596 | 1232 | 2542 | 1657 | 1160 | 822 | 1055 | 3714 | 5464 | 6018 | 5322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57AM3.73m | 2:07PM3.91m | 3:32AM3.63m | 3:39PM3.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM2.31m | 7:43AM2.67m | 8:47PM2.48m | 9:12AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 780 | 729 | 626 | 615 | 494 | 476 | 385 | 402 | 596 | 682 | 2542 | 1657 | 1160 | 822 | 723 | 3714 | 5464 | 6018 | 5322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 657 | 649 | 556 | 547 | 469 | 393 | 380 | 308 | 246 | 1232 | 155 | 116 | 86 | 414 | 1055 | 40 | 30 | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | N 11 | — | — | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 214 | 199 | — | — | 64 | 58 | 61 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
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